Kondrovo

Kondrovo

Kondrovo ( _ru. Кондрово) 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), some km to mi|40 north-west of Kaluga. Population: 16,900 (2005 est.); ru-census|p2002=17,177|p1989=17,212

History

Originally known as Kondyrevo ( _ru. Кондырево), it was a votchina 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 parchment, notebooks, toilet paper, and female hygiene articles.

References

External links

*MojGorod.ru. [http://www.mojgorod.ru/kaluzhsk_obl/kondrovo/index.html Entry on Kondrovo] ru icon


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