Luza (Russian: Лу́за) is a town and the administrative center of Luzsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Luza River (Yug's tributary), 301 kilometers (187 mi) northwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,260 (2010 Census);[2] 12,311 (2002 Census);[6] 13,706 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Luza
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| Coordinates: 60°39′N 47°17′E / 60.650°N 47.283°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kirov Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Luzsky District[1] |
| Town | Luza[1] |
| Founded | the end of the 19th century |
| Town status since | 1944 |
| Elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 11,260 |
| • Capital of | Luzsky District,[1] Town of Luza[1] |
| • Municipal district | Luzsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Luzskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Luzsky Municipal District,[3] Luzskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 613980, 613982, 613983, 613999 |
| OKTMO ID | 33522000001 |
| Website | admluza |
Paleontology
editFossil of temnospondyl amphibian Luzocephalus blomi was found in the Lower Triassic (Lower Induan) deposits of Luza.[8] There is also a report about vertebrae of Tupilakosaurus sp. from the same location.[8]
History
editLuza was established as a settlement at the railway station in the end of the 19th century on location of an older settlement, which had been known since the 17th century. Town status was granted to it in 1944.[9]
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Luza serves as the administrative center of Luzsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with thirty-six rural localities, incorporated within Luzsky District as the Town of Luza.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Luza is incorporated within Luzsky Municipal District as Luzskoye Urban Settlement.[3]
Economy
editLuza is a large timber-works center. There is a sawmill and a railroad tie-manufacturing plant in the town. Luza is one of the monotowns, on 2021 the biggest employer in the city is Holz House LLC. Holz House produces prefabricated glulam houses and sell glulam and lumber all over the world.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Law #203-ZO
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d e Law #284-ZO
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ a b Novikov A.V. (2018). Early Triassic amphibians of Eastern Europe: evolution of dominant groups and peculiarities of changing communities (PDF) (in Russian). Moscow: RAS. p. 298. ISBN 978-5-906906-71-7. "Archive copy" (PDF). August 12, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 8, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "General Information" (in Russian). Retrieved February 3, 2018.
Sources
edit- Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №203-ЗО от 4 декабря 2007 г. «О реестре административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Кировской области», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №227(4115), 11 декабря 2007 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #203-ZO of December 4, 2007 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Kirov Oblast, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of the day following ten days after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Кировской области. Закон №284-ЗО от 7 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Кировской области и наделении их статусом муниципального района, городского округа, городского поселения, сельского поселения», в ред. Закона №350-ЗО от 11 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Кировской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вятский край", №233–234 (3401–3402), 21 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kirov Oblast. Law #284-ZO of December 7, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Kirov Oblast and on Granting Them the Municipal District, Urban Okrug, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement Status, as amended by the Law #350-ZO of November 11, 2013 On Amending Various Laws of Kirov Oblast. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).