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Gus-Khrustalny
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Gus-Khrustalny is a city located in Vladimir Oblast in western Russia, organized as a municipal formation. The city is historically significant as a major center of Russian glassmaking and crystal production, which gave it its name ("gus" referring to geese, and "khrustalny" meaning crystal).
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Historical city of Russia
- Official name
- Гусь-Хрустальный
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Gus-Khrustalny District
- Population
- 48649
- Area
- 43
- Elevation
- 130
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Official website
- gusadmin.ru
- Image
- Georgievsky Sobor.jpg
- Dialing code
- 49241
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- Commons category
- Gus-Khrustalny
- postal code
- 601501–601509
- inception
- 1756-01-01
- category for people born here
- Category:People from Gus-Chrustalnyj
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Gus-Khrustalny
- topic's main category
- Category:Gus-Khrustalny
- time of earliest written record
- 1756-00-00
- heritage designation
- cultural heritage site in Russia
- nickname
- Вторая Кущёвка
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Encyclopedic overview
Gus-Khrustalny (Russian: Гусь-Хруста́льный) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Gus River (a tributary of the Oka River) 63 kilometers (39 mi) south of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 51,552 (2021 census); 60,784 (2010 census); 67,121 (2002 census); 76,360 (1989 Soviet census); 65,000 (1970); 40,000 (1939); 17,900 (1926).
Etymology
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