Kondrovo
Encyclopedia
Kondrovo is a town and the administrative center of Dzerzhinsky District
of Kaluga Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Shanya River (a tributary
of the Ugra
in the Oka
's basin
), 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) northwest of Kaluga
. Population:
of Dmitry Kondyrin, a Russian voyevoda who was granted these lands for his service during the second war with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1500–1501. The settlement's name gradually changed to Kondrovo by the 1840s.
In 1790, a paper mill was built in the village, and by the end of the 19th century it became famous for its high quality paper.
Town status was granted to Kondrovo in 1938.
, notebooks, toilet paper, and female hygiene articles.
Dzerzhinsky District, Kaluga Oblast
Dzerzhinsky District is a district in Kaluga Oblast, Russia.Its administrative center is Kondrovo.*District area: 1,290 km²*District's population: 60,300...
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 Shanya River (a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Ugra
Ugra River
thumb|250px|A picture of the river.Ugra is a river in Smolensk and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Oka River. The east-flowing Ugra joins the north-flowing Oka at Kaluga and the united river, called the Oka, continues east to the Volga. In the 16th century, the Ugra-Oka juncture...
in the Oka
Oka River
Oka is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir, and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its total length, as far upstream as to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds...
's basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
), 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) northwest of 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:...
. Population:
History
Originally known as Kondyrevo , it was a votchinaVotchina
Votchina or otchina was an East Slavic land estate that could be inherited. The term "votchina" was also used to describe the lands of a knyaz.The term originated in the law of Kievan Rus...
of Dmitry Kondyrin, a Russian voyevoda who was granted these lands for his service during the second war with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1500–1501. The settlement's name gradually changed to Kondrovo by the 1840s.
In 1790, a paper mill was built in the village, and by the end of the 19th century it became famous for its high quality paper.
Town status was granted to Kondrovo in 1938.
Economy
The town's paper mill KBK (Kodrovskaya Bumazhnaya Kompaniya) is still the main industrial enterprise. It produces parchmentParchment
Parchment is a thin material made from calfskin, sheepskin or goatskin, often split. Its most common use was as a material for writing on, for documents, notes, or the pages of a book, codex or manuscript. It is distinct from leather in that parchment is limed but not tanned; therefore, it is very...
, notebooks, toilet paper, and female hygiene articles.
External links
- MojGorod.ru. Entry on Kondrovo