Lyskovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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Lyskovo (English)
Лысково (Russian)
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Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Lyskovo is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Lyskovo
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Location of Lyskovo in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district Lyskovsky District[1]
Town of district significance Lyskovo[1]
Administrative center of Lyskovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Lyskovo[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2011)
Municipal district Lyskovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Lyskovo Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Lyskovsky Municipal District,[2] Lyskovo Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,880 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 1410[citation needed]
Town status since 1925[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[5] 606210–606213
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Lyskovo (Russian: Лы́сково) is a town and the administrative center of Lyskovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the southern side of the Volga River (since the 1980s, forming the Cheboksary Reservoir), opposite the mouth of the Kerzhenets River, 90 kilometers (56 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,880 (2010 Census);[3] 23,901 (2002 Census);[6] 25,029 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was first mentioned in 1410.[citation needed] In 1686, Lyskovo was granted by the Russian government to the émigré Georgian monarch Archil of Imereti. Upon the extinction of his family, the village passed to Princes Gruzinsky, a related line of Georgian royalty who arrived to Russia in 1724. That family owned the village until the death of Prince Georgy Gruzinsky in 1852. From 1749 to 1808, the Lyskovo estate housed St. Nino's Cross, the principal relic of Georgian Christianity.

Town status was granted to Lyskovo in 1925.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyskovo serves as the administrative center of Lyskovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Golovkovo, incorporated within Lyskovsky District as the town of district significance of Lyskovo.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Lyskovo is incorporated within Lyskovsky Municipal District as Lyskovo Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

The town is served by M7 Highway (Nizhny NovgorodKazan). There are no railways in Lyskovo or anywhere in the district. Ferry service connects the town with Makaryevo and its monastery.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Order #3-od
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #133-Z
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  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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Sources

  • Государственно-правовой департамент Нижегородской области. Приказ №3-од от 23 января 2015 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных образований, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Нижегородской области». Опубликован: Эталонный банк данных правовой информации Губернатора и Правительства Нижегородской области. (State Legal Department of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Order #3-od of January 23, 2015 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations, Urban and Rural Localities of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. ).
  • Законодательное Собрание Нижегородской области. Закон №133-З от 9 сентября 2005 г. «Об утверждении границ, состава территории Лысковского муниципального района, границ и состава территорий муниципальных образований, входящих в состав Лысковского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №77-З от 3 июня 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Нижегородской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Правовая среда" №71–72(637–638) (приложение к газете "Нижегородские новости" №177(3349)), 21 сентября 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #133-Z of September 9, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Composition of Lyskovsky Municipal District, the Borders and the Composition of the Municipal Formations Within Lyskovsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #77-Z of June 3, 2011 On Amending Various Laws of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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