Staraya Kupavna

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Staraya Kupavna Старая Купавна
Town[1]
A residential district in Staraya Kupavna
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Staraya Kupavna
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Coordinates: 55°48′N 38°10′E / 55.800°N 38.167°E / 55.800; 38.167
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Noginsky District[1]
Town	Staraya Kupavna[1]
First mentioned	14th century
Town status since	2004
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	21,811
Administrative status
• Capital of	Town of Staraya Kupavna[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Noginsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Staraya Kupavna Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Staraya Kupavna Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	142450
Dialing code(s)	+7 49651
OKTMO ID	46639103001
Website	stkupavna.munrus.ru

Staraya Kupavna (Russian: Ста́рая Купа́вна, Old Kupavna) is a town in Noginsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Shalovka River (Klyazma's tributary) 23 kilometers (14 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 22,898 (2021 Census);^[6] 21,811 (2010 Census);^[2] 21,433 (2002 Census);^[7] 25,052 (1989 Soviet census).^[8].

Under the name of Kupavna (Купавна), it was first mentioned in the 14th century.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Noginsky District as the Town of Staraya Kupavna.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Staraya Kupavna is incorporated within Noginsky Municipal District as Staraya Kupavna Urban Settlement.^[3]

Over thirty companies are operating in the industrial area of the town, including: OJSC Pharmaceutical plant "Akrikhin", CJSC "Base #1 Chimreaktivov", CJSC "Textile firma Kupavna", OJSC "Zhelezobeton, OJSC "Moskhim", OJSC "Lakra Sintez", OJSC "Biserovsky kombinat etc.

Kupavna railway station is located on the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod line 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) from the town. Local buses link the town with Moscow, Noginsk, and Monino.

On November 23, 2009, the former mayor of Staraya Kupavna, Anatoly Pleshan, was convicted of taking a bribe for assisting a developer with getting an approval from the residents for construction of a high-rise condo and sentenced to seven years in prison.^[9]

There is a cultural center "Akrikhin", named after local pharmaceutical producer Akrikhin.

Weekly newspaper Staraya Kupavna was first published in 1998. Since 2004, Alternativnaya gazeta newspaper has been published, with over 10,000 copies in 2004–2006. In 2008, Molodaya Kupavna newspaper was first issued and TV channel Staraya Kupavna started broadcasting.

The Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox church built in 1751 has recently^[when?] been reopened after being closed in Soviet times.

• Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
• Московская областная Дума. Закон №82/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Ногинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №108/2015-ОЗ от 1 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Ногинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #82/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Noginsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #108/2015-OZ of July 1, 2015 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Noginsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

• Official website of Staraya Kupavna (in Russian)
• Unofficial website of Staraya Kupavna (in Russian)