Lubny
Lubny (Ukrainian Лубни; Лубны Russian, Polish Lubny ) is a city in central Ukraine Poltava Oblast on the right bank of the river Sula, with around 48,000 inhabitants. It is the administrative seat of the homonymous Rajons, but which she does not belong as a county-level city. The town's name derives from the Slavic word Lubno ( wooden ).
History
The foundation of the town was 988 at the direction of Kiev Grand Prince Volodymyr Swjatoslawytch ( Ukr: Володимир Святославич ). Lubny first remained for a long time only a fortified village. After the period of Mongol rule could develop up to be a city, which led the Magdeburg Law in the 15th / 16th century and had its own stamp and own coat of arms. Near the city of the Transfiguration monastery was founded in 1619 by MHAR. 1638 lived in the town of 2,646 inhabitants, along with 40 mill wheels were in operation. From the 18th century the city but lost, particularly against the further east Poltava important.
1897, the city had 10,097 inhabitants, where Ukrainians ( 59.18 %), Jews ( 29.72 %) and Russians ( 9.51% ) presented the largest ethnic population groups. A new development impulse received Lubny 1901 with the connection to the railway network, which subsequently resulted in numerous industries. So the city could grow significantly in the 20th century despite the Russian Civil War and the Second World War. By 1989, the population grew to 59,478 inhabitants. As part of the transition, the city has lost 1989-2003 more than 15% of its population.
Coat of arms
Description: breaking forth In blue a black -clad arm from the left plate edge and a golden floor with ball holding. A dreitürrmige silver mural crown on historicized with gold rim plate.
Education, business, traffic
At further education institutions Lubny has among other a technical center for forestry and accounting, a technical school of the Southern Railway Company and a medical establishment. The industrial focus is on the engineering, are especially aware of the manufacture of machine tools, instruments and equipment. In addition, the chemical and pharmaceutical industry is important. Near the city of oil and gas resources are used and degraded peat. Lubny is located on the European road E 40 and on the railway route Kyiv -Kharkiv - Poltava.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Lyudmila Rudenko (1904-1986), Soviet chess world champion
- Valeri Galzow (1947 ), Russian historian