Shuya (Russian: Шу́я, IPA: [ˈʂujə]) is the third largest town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia; located on the Teza River. Population: 58,486 (2010 Census);[3] 62,449 (2002 Census);[9] 69,362 (1989 Census).[10]

Shuya Шуя
Town[1]
Resurrection Cathedral and its bell tower in Shuya
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shuya
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Coordinates: 56°51′00″N 41°22′00″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ivanovo Oblast[1]
First mentioned	1393
Town status since	1778
Government
• Head[2]	Natalya Koryagina (acting)[2]
Area
• Total	33.29 km2 (12.85 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	58,486
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	58,114 (−0.6%)
• Rank	283rd in 2010
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Shuya[5]
• Capital of	Shuysky District[1], Town of Shuya
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Shuya Urban Okrug[6]
• Capital of	Shuya Urban Okrug[6], Shuysky Municipal District[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	155900—155906, 155908, 155912
Dialing code(s)	+7 49351
OKTMO ID	24711000001
Website	www.okrugshuya.ru

History

The first record of Shuya is dated by 1393.^{[citation needed]} Since 1403, the area was held by a branch of the House of Suzdal, which got their name "Shuysky" after the town. In 1539, the town was sacked by Safa Giray of Kazan. In 1566, it was taken by Ivan the Terrible as his personal property into Oprichnina. In 1722, the town was visited by Peter the Great, who launched textile manufacturing there. Town status was granted to it in 1778.^{[citation needed]} By the 19th century, Shuya was developed into a major flax-processing center, although it has been since superseded in importance by the neighboring town of Ivanovo.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shuya serves as the administrative center of Shuysky District,[1] even though it is not a part of it.[5] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Shuya—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[5] As a municipal division, the Town of Shuya is incorporated as Shuya Urban Okrug.[6]

Architecture

Nikolo-Shartomsky Monastery, situated 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from Shuya, has one of the largest monastic communities in Russia. It was first mentioned in 1425. It has a cathedral from 1652 and a refectory church from 1678.

The belltower of the Resurrection Cathedral in Shuya is the tallest freestanding bell tower in the world.

Notable people

Notable people from Shuya include peasant Feodor Vassilyev, whose first wife still holds the world record for most children ever born (sixty-nine). Mikhail Frunze led textile workers in the town in a strike action during the Revolution of 1905.

See also

• List of tallest Orthodox church buildings
• Shuysky

References

Notes

Sources

• Ивановская областная Дума. Закон №145-ОЗ от 14 декабря 2010 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ивановской области», в ред. Закона №2-ОЗ от 4 февраля 2015 г. «Об отдельных вопросах правового регулирования в сфере присвоения наименований географическим объектам и переименования географических объектов на территории Ивановской области». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Собрание законодательства Ивановской области", №50(519), 30 декабря 2010 г. (Ivanovo Oblast Duma. Law #145-OZ of December 14, 2010 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ivanovo Oblast, as amended by the Law #2-OZ of February 4, 2015 On Various Issues of the Legal Regulation in the Area of Assigning Names to Geographical Objects and Renaming the Geographical Objects on the Territory of Ivanovo Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Ивановской области. Закон №124-ОЗ от 29 сентября 2004 г. «О муниципальных районах и городских округах», в ред. Закона №7-ОЗ от 12 января 2005 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Ивановской области "О муниципальных районах и городских округах"». Вступил в силу 1 октября 2004 г. Опубликован: "Ивановская газета", №189 (3327), 1 октября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ivanovo Oblast. Law #124-OZ of September 29, 2004 On the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs, as amended by the Law #7-OZ of January 12, 2005 On Amending the Law of Ivanovo Oblast "On the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs". Effective as of October 1, 2004.).

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article "Shuya".

• Official website of Shuya (in Russian)
• Nikolo-Shartomsky Abbey (in Russian)
• Museum of Mikhail Frunze (in Russian)

На других языках

[es] Shuya

[ru] Шуя