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