Dugna
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Dugna is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) in Ferzikovsky District
of Kaluga Oblast
, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Dugna River, 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) from Ferzikovo
, on the main rail line between Kaluga
and Tula
. Population:
, who built the first steel mills in Russia. The steel mills were built in 1715 on the site of L. Naryshkin
Iron Works, founded in 1690. Now the ironworks are known as Dugna Machine Plant
Having arrived to Kaluga region in 1700, Nikita Demidov was well aware of its riches and of the importance of the steel industry for the economy of Russia. With the personal guarantee of Peter the Great
, he was one of the pioneers to develop Russian domestic metallurgy and metal production. In the mid-18th century, Dugna, Brynsky, and Vyrovsky plants annually produced 19,000 pood
s of iron for the local market and additionally exported large quantities to St. Petersburg
. Production of iron at these three factories at that time ranged from 40 to 70 thousand poods a year, which corresponded to melting of approximately 60-100 thousand poods of iron.
Dugna was granted urban-type settlement status in 1925.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) in Ferzikovsky District
Ferzikovsky District
Ferzikovsky District is an administrative district of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the urban locality of Ferzikovo...
of Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga.-Geography:Kaluga Oblast is located in the central part of the East European Plain. The Smolensk Highland lays in the western and north-western part of the oblast, while the Central Russian Highland -...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the left bank of the Dugna River, 18 kilometres (11.2 mi) from Ferzikovo
Ferzikovo
Ferzikovo is an urban locality and the administrative center of Ferzikovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located east of Kaluga and approximately south of the Kaluga–Tarusa route. Population: Postal code: 249800. Dialing code: +7 48437.The settlement serves as a railway station of...
, on the main rail line between Kaluga
Kaluga
Kaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...
and Tula
Tula, Russia
Tula is an industrial city and the administrative center of Tula Oblast, Russia. It is located south of Moscow, on the Upa River. Population: -History:...
. Population:
History
The Dugna Foundry was first mentioned in 1689. The settlement itself was founded in 1709 by Nikita DemidovNikita Demidov
Nikita Demidov was a Russian industrialist who founded the Demidov industrial dynasty....
, who built the first steel mills in Russia. The steel mills were built in 1715 on the site of L. Naryshkin
Naryshkin
Naryshkin is a Russian surname and may refer to:* Members of the Naryshkin family* Sergey Naryshkin , a politician* Two men of the name Kirill Naryshkin...
Iron Works, founded in 1690. Now the ironworks are known as Dugna Machine Plant
Having arrived to Kaluga region in 1700, Nikita Demidov was well aware of its riches and of the importance of the steel industry for the economy of Russia. With the personal guarantee of Peter the Great
Peter I of Russia
Peter the Great, Peter I or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov Dates indicated by the letters "O.S." are Old Style. All other dates in this article are New Style. ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother, Ivan V...
, he was one of the pioneers to develop Russian domestic metallurgy and metal production. In the mid-18th century, Dugna, Brynsky, and Vyrovsky plants annually produced 19,000 pood
Pood
Pood , is a unit of mass equal to 40 funt . It is approximately 16.38 kilograms . It was used in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Pood was first mentioned in a number of documents of the 12th century....
s of iron for the local market and additionally exported large quantities to St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
. Production of iron at these three factories at that time ranged from 40 to 70 thousand poods a year, which corresponded to melting of approximately 60-100 thousand poods of iron.
Dugna was granted urban-type settlement status in 1925.
Places of interest
- Peter & Paul Church (built about 1764).
- Pontoon bridge over the Oka River.
- Steel pedestrian bridge over the Dugna River.