Livny

Livny (Russian Ливны ) is a town with 50 343 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) in Russia. It lies in the Oryol Oblast at the Bystraja Sosna, a right tributary of the Don, about 150 km south-east of the regional center of Orel.

History

The place was first mentioned around 1177 and takes its name possibly from hydronym Liwen ( German for " cloudburst ", " rain "), a small river, which flows there into the Bystraja Sosna. The earliest history of the place was not recorded, historians assume, however, that Livny had been devastated in the 13th century by the forces of the Golden Horde. It was not until 1571, the place Livny was built when the area came to the Grand Duchy of Moscow and was located near its southern limits at this point again. To protect against attacks from the south, a protective wall of trees was planted along the southern border that could be made ​​quickly in the event of an attack, which should serve as an obstacle to the attacker.

1586 received Livny, due to its importance as a border town to town status. Middle of the 17th century, when Muscovy had extended further to the south, Livny lost its military importance again. Since then, it was dominated by agriculture especially later developed there also the trade.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy and infrastructure

Nearby Liwnys agriculture plays a vital role, especially the cultivation of grain, which is favored by fertile chernozem soil. In the city itself there are also industry, including engineering, production of plastics, construction materials and food products.

The town has a railway station with connections among others by Orel, Voronezh and other railway lines in many other regions of Russia.

Near Livny is a 350 meter high radio mast to the spread of FM radio and television programs, which was built in the 1970s.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Sergei Bulgakov (1871-1944), Orthodox theologian
• Leonid Roshal ( b. 1933 ), a pediatrician and human rights activist