Livny

Livny
Ливны
View of the part of Livny located across the Sosna River
View of the part of Livny located across the Sosna River
Flag of Livny
Coat of arms of Livny
Interactive map of Livny
Livny is located in Russia
Livny
Livny
Location of Livny
Livny is located in Oryol Oblast
Livny
Livny
Livny (Oryol Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°25′26″N 37°35′59″E / 52.42389°N 37.59972°E / 52.42389; 37.59972
CountryRussia
Federal subjectOryol Oblast
Founded1586
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 • Total
50,343
 • Estimate 
(2025)
42,256 (−16.1%)
 • Rank317th in 2010
 • Subordinated toLivensky District
 • Capital oftown of oblast significance of Livny
 • Urban okrugLivny Urban Okrug
 • Capital ofLivny Urban Okrug, Livensky Municipal District
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code
303850Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID54705000001

Livny (Russian: Ливны, IPA: [ˈlʲivnɨ] ⓘ) is a town in Oryol Oblast, Russia. As of 2018, it had a population of 47,221.[circular reference]

History

The town is believed to have originated in 1586 as Ust-Livny, a wooden fort on the bank of the Livenka River, although some believe that a town had existed on the spot previous to the Mongol invasion of Rus'.[citation needed] The fortress was important in guarding the southern border of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the case of a Crimean Tatar raid along the Muravsky Trail.

Thirty years later, Ivan the Terrible sent prince Masalsky to build a town of Livny under the umbrella of a garrison stationed in the fort. It was pillaged and burnt by the Tatars on many occasions. In 1606, the citizens of Livny raised a rebellion against Boris Godunov, killing his governor and proclaiming their allegiance to False Dmitry I. Two years later, Ivan Bolotnikov chose it as a base of his military operations against Vasily IV.

In 1618, the wooden town was burnt by the Cossacks of Petro Konashevych. The Crimeans again attacked the town in 1661, burning it to the ground. As soon as the Tatar attacks ceased, the period of prosperity was ushered. In the 19th century, Livny rivaled Yelets as the main trade center of the area.

During World War II, Livny was occupied by the German Army from 26 November to 25 December 1941. Germany retook Livny (Lauen), briefly in 1942–1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Livny serves as the administrative center of Livensky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Livny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Livny is incorporated as Livny Urban Okrug.

Miscellaneous

Near Livny, there is a 350-meter (1,150 ft) tall guyed TV tower, which was presumably built in 1979.[citation needed]

Notable people

Sergey Bulgakov, Orthodox theologian and philosopher, was a native of Livny.

Alexey Stakhanov, founder of the Stakhanovite movement, was born in a village near Livny.

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #522-OZ
  2. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ↑ Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2025 года (in Russian), Moscow: Federal State Statistics Service, April 25, 2025, Wikidata Q133797648, archived from the original on April 26, 2026
  4. 1 2 3 Law #449-OZ
  5. ↑ Law #442-OZ
  6. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ↑ ru:Ливны#cite note-2018AA-3

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