Labinsk, Russia

Labinsk is a resort town (balneological) in the Krasnodar Territory. The administrative center of the Labinsky district and the Labinsky urban settlement.

 

Geography

The city is located on the right bank of the Laba River, in the foothills of the Main Caucasian Range, 180 km south-east of Krasnodar. Distance to Moscow is 1415 km. Distance to the Black Sea 202 km (along the highway in Tuapse). The city is connected by two road bridges with the Koshekhabl region of the Republic of Adygea across the Laba River. The Kuksa River, the right tributary of the Laba, flows through the territory of Labinsk. The city has the Labinskaya railway station, on the branch line to Kurganinsk. Passenger traffic on the branch was discontinued in 2000 due to low passenger traffic; at present, the branch is used for the active movement of freight trains. There is an airport of local airlines. The city has the Labinsky bus station, which carries out passenger transportation to almost all directions of the south of Russia. 4 kilometers north of Labinsk is the village of Prokhladny, which is part of the Labinsk urban settlement. Public transport in the city is presented in the form of fixed-route taxis, 9 city routes. The network of passenger transportation in the form of private taxis has been developed. There is a direct bus connection with Moscow from Labinsk.

 

History

The history of the founding of Labinsk is associated with the Caucasian War and the creation of a special military-strategic line on the Laba River. Before the events of the Caucasian War, in this place were the nomadic Nogai village of Nauruz-aul and the Adyghe village of Chatyun (Adyg. Chetyun), the literal translation of the name of which means "Cat's Eye" or "Cat's House". This name is used by the Adygs to this day.

During the construction of the Labinsk fortified line, which was founded with the aim of further advancing the tsarist troops deep into the Western Caucasus, the aul was destroyed.

1841 - at the Makhoshevsky fortification, the village of Labinskaya was founded by the Don Cossacks resettled in the Kuban as part of the Linear Army. Later, peasants attributed to the Cossack estate also moved here. stocks.
During the October Revolution of 1917 and the civil war that followed it, the village was divided into two warring parties, and by 1920 the village of Labinskaya began to be controlled by the Soviet government. In 1924 the Labinsky district was formed, with the administrative center in the village of Labinsky.

January 25, 1943 - a memorable date in the history of the city, on this day the village of Labinskaya was liberated from the Nazi invaders.

October 23, 1947 - the village was given the status of a city and the name Labinsk, earlier, during the Great Patriotic War, the village of Labinskaya was also renamed to the city of Labinsk by the German invaders. The city was built up mainly by the private sector, there are also areas built up mainly with five-story buildings: 300th quarter and village of the sugar factory. The city is actively engaged in private housing construction, in the microdistricts of Vinogradny, Foothills, Khleborobny.
Since 1997 the city has been a local resort. In 2020, there are 419 streets in Labinsk.