Yegoryevsk
Russia /
Moskovskaja Oblast /
Yegoryyevsk /
World
/ Russia
/ Moskovskaja Oblast
/ Yegoryyevsk
, 2 km from center (Егорьевск)
World / Russia / Moskva
city, district center
Town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Guslitsa River 114 kilometers (71 mi) southeast of Moscow. Yegoryevsk was named honor of St. Egory, that is, Saint George.
It has been known since 1462 as the village of Vysokoye (Высо́кое). Town status was granted to it in 1778. The new town was quite small with a population of only 280 males and 295 females, mostly merchants and burgesses (меща́не). Yegoryevsk was famous for its annual fairs, where bread was mainly sold. In the 19th century, Yegoryevsk became the center of the textile industry. The Khludov brothers cotton factory has been in operation since 1845. It has survived to this day and its watches are one of the main sights of the town. Yegoryevsk also owed its development to the mayor from 1872 to 1901, N. M. Bardygin. At his order, the Moscow architect I. T. Baryutin built the Egoryevsk Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School named after Tsarevich Alexei, and the Holy Trinity Mariinsky Convent was rebuilt. Yegoryevsk is also an important center of Old Believers.
It has been known since 1462 as the village of Vysokoye (Высо́кое). Town status was granted to it in 1778. The new town was quite small with a population of only 280 males and 295 females, mostly merchants and burgesses (меща́не). Yegoryevsk was famous for its annual fairs, where bread was mainly sold. In the 19th century, Yegoryevsk became the center of the textile industry. The Khludov brothers cotton factory has been in operation since 1845. It has survived to this day and its watches are one of the main sights of the town. Yegoryevsk also owed its development to the mayor from 1872 to 1901, N. M. Bardygin. At his order, the Moscow architect I. T. Baryutin built the Egoryevsk Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School named after Tsarevich Alexei, and the Holy Trinity Mariinsky Convent was rebuilt. Yegoryevsk is also an important center of Old Believers.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yegoryevsk
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 55°23'7"N 39°2'47"E
- Ryazan 71 km
- Stupino 83 km
- Domodedovo 87 km
- Michurinsk 280 km
- Lipetsk 303 km
- Tambov 320 km
- Oryol 329 km
- Bryansk 386 km
- Stary Oskol 456 km
- Rossosh 574 km
- Yegoryevsky district 21 km