Lyudinovo
| Lyudinovo (English) Людиново (Russian) |
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 Lake Lompad quay in Lyudinovo |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaluga Oblast |
| Administrative district | Lyudinovsky District |
| Administrative center of | Lyudinovsky District |
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| Municipal district | Lyudinovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Lyudinovo Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Lyudinovsky Municipal District, Lyudinovo Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 40,530 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1626 |
| Town status since | 1938 |
| Postal code(s) | 249400–249403, 249405, 249406 |
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| 2010 Census | 40,530 |
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| 2002 Census | 41,829 |
| 1989 Census | 43,696 |
| 1979 Census | 39,812 |
Lyudinovo (Russian: Люди́ново) is a town and the administrative center of Lyudinovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Lompad formed by a dam on the Nepolot River, 188 kilometers (117 mi) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 40,530.
The village of Lyudinovo was first mentioned in 1626. Over time, as its industry developed, it was granted town status in 1938.
At the beginning of 18th century a Russian industrialist from Ural, Evdokim Demidov, ordered two dams to be built on the Nepolot river. Two reservoirs were created: upper (Lyudinovskoye) and lower (Sukremlskoye). An iron foundry was built near the Sukremlskoye reservoir in 1738. Ironworks near Lyudinovsky reservoir were built in 1745. Nowadays Lyudinovsky Lokomotive Plant located there. In 1841 the first Russian rails for Nikolaevskaya railway were produced here. In 1857-1858 these works produced vessels for Russian Black Sea Fleet and river vessels. First Russian steamers were built here in 1858.
In 1866-1867 first Russian open hearth furnace were built in Lyudinovo ironworks.
First Russian commercial steam locomotive was built here in 1879. The peak of the industrial boom was here in 1875-1885 when the government ordered a lot of locomotives and train carriages from the local factories.
In 1890-1894 the first Russian locomobile factory was built.
As a heavy industrialised area Lyudinovo joined the Communist Revolution in 1917. All industries vere nationalized in 1918. In 1922 locomotive plant to resume locomotive and locomobile production.
In 1938 the workers settlement of Lyudinovo was granted a town status.
During World War II, Lyudinovo was under German occupation from October 4, 1941, to January 9, 1942, and again from January 17, 1942, to September 9, 1943.
During the German operation Typhoon, the whole territory of Lyudinovo raion was occupied by 4 October 1941. However three months later it was briefly re-occupied by Soviet forces during the Moscow counteroffensive.
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