Kolchugino
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Coordinates: 56°18′N 39°23′E / 56.3°N 39.383°E
| Kolchugino Кольчу́гино | |||
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 Kolchugino | |||
| Coordinates: 56°18′N 39°23′E / 56.3°N 39.383°E | |||
| Country |  Russia | ||
| Oblast | Vladimir Oblast | ||
| District | Kolchuginsky | ||
| Founded | 1871 | ||
| Population (2006 est) | |||
| - Total | 46,300 | ||
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | MSD (UTC+4) | ||
Kolchugino (Russian: Кольчу́гино) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Peksha River (Klyazma's tributary) some 74 kilometers (46 mi) northwest of Vladimir. Population: 46,300 (2006 est.); 47,059 (2002 Census); 45,601 (1989 Census).
Kolchugino was founded in 1871 as a settlement next to copper-annealing and wire-producing plants belonging to a Muscovite merchant A. G. Kolchugin (hence, the name Kolchugino). It was granted town status in 1931.
Town is well-known because of tableware plant, founded by Alexander Kolchugin located here. Most of Russian tea glass-holders were produced in Kolchugino.
Economy
- JSC TH "Kolchug-Mizar", famous tableware plant founded by merchant Alexander Kolchugin
- JSC "Kolchugtsvetmet", the largest manufacturer of non-ferrous mill products in the C.I.S, founded in 1871
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