Balabanovo, Kaluga region, Russia

Balabanovo is a city (since 1972, Subordination: district) in the Borovsky district of the Kaluga region. Population 23.4 thousand people (2009). Located in the northern part of the Kaluga region, 96 km from Moscow along the M3 highway. Now it has the status of an urban settlement of the municipal formation of Balabanovo. The total area of ​​the city is 993.6 hectares, of which 64 hectares are forest lands. The length from west to east is 3.3 kilometers, from north to south - 3.2 kilometers.

On the lands of the municipality there are 10 military units, which are consolidated into the Balabanovsky garrison.

The city is located in the interfluve of the Protva (tributary of the Oka), Istya (tributary of the Nara) and Stradalovka, 76 km northeast of Kaluga and 96 km southwest of Moscow. The Moscow-Bryansk-Kyiv M3 federal highway, the Moscow Big Ring (second concrete road) A108, and the Moscow-Kyiv railway pass through the territory of Balabanovo. The city has the Balabanovo railway station of the Kyiv direction of the Moscow Railway.

Brief historical background

In 1947, at the XI Party Conference, a decision was made to build a mechanical plant for a match factory in the village, but during construction the plant was retrained into a match factory, which happened in 1952. The same year was marked by the opening of a brick factory, which began to operate at full capacity and around the clock. In 1954, in connection with the liquidation of machine-building stations, the lands of the collective farm were transferred to the Vorsino state farm, which was also the liquidation of the collective farm in Balabanov. City status was granted on June 12, 1972.

In 1993, construction began on a temple in honor of John of Kronstadt. In November 1996, the city of Balabanov acquired the status of Municipal Entity “City of Balabanovo”.

Location

The total area of ​​the city is 993.6 hectares, of which 64 hectares are forest lands. The length from west to east is 3.3 kilometers, from north to south - 3.2 kilometers. On the lands of the Municipality there are 10 military units, which are consolidated into the Balabanovsky garrison. The city is located in the interfluve of the Protva (tributary of the Oka), Istya (tributary of the Nara), 76 km northeast of Kaluga and 96 km southwest of Moscow. The Moscow-Bryansk-Kyiv M3 federal highway, the Moscow Big Ring (second concrete road) A108, and the Moscow-Kyiv railway pass through the city. The city has the Balabanovo railway station of the Kyiv direction of the Moscow Railway. The Ermolino state aviation airfield is located 400 meters from the military town of Balabanovo-1.

  • Deviation from Moscow time, hours: 0
  • Geographic latitude: 55°11′
  • Geographic longitude: 36°39′
  • Height above sea level, meters: 150

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipal formation "City of Balabanovo" MO MR "Borovsky District" is the official symbol of the city, approved by decision No. 15 of the City Duma on February 18, 2000 and entered into the State Heraldic Register of the Russian Federation with the assignment of registration number 635.

Borovskaya land, on which the city of Balabanovo is located, was annexed to the Moscow Principality in 1382 and served, among other things, as a recreation and hunting place for the Grand Dukes. There is Falcon Hill and Falcon Mountain, indicating that it was in these surroundings that princely falconry took place. “Saker falcons” are a genus of hunting falcons that gave the name to the modern city, transformed over time into Balabanovo.

Falcon

, holding a burning arrow in his paws, allegorically connects the historical past and modern development of the city, the formation and growth of which is associated with the Balabanovsky match factory, and now it is a multi-disciplinary complex of the slab-match industry.

Arrow

also a symbol of rapid movement forward, into the future, where the city is directed.

Blue color (azure)

A symbol of honor, glory, devotion, truth, beauty, virtue and clear skies.

White color (silver)

A symbol of simplicity, perfection, wisdom, nobility, peace, mutual cooperation.

Red color

A symbol of labor, life-affirming strength, courage, celebration and beauty.

Yellow color (gold)

A symbol of strength, greatness, intelligence, generosity.

The coat of arms of Balabanovo was developed with the assistance of the Union of Heraldists of Russia.

Authors of the coat of arms

Idea

Rakib Uzyakov (Balabanovo), Konstantin Mochenov (Khimki);

Computer design

Sergey Isaev (Moscow)

Artist

Robert Malanichev (Moscow)

Cities


Balabanovo city

- a city in the Borovsky district of the Kaluga region. The population as of the end of 2011 is actually 23.4 thousand people. Located in the northern part of the Kaluga region, 96 km from Moscow along the M3 highway. Now it has the status of an urban settlement of the Balabanovo municipality. The total area of ​​the city is 993.6 hectares, of which 64 hectares are forest lands. The length from west to east is 3.3 kilometers, from north to south - 3.2 kilometers. On the lands of the Municipality there are 10 military units, which are consolidated into the Balabanovsky garrison. The city is located in the interfluve of the Protva (tributary of the Oka), Istya (tributary of the Nara) and Stradalovka, 76 km northeast of Kaluga and 96 km southwest of Moscow. The Moscow-Bryansk-Kyiv M3 federal highway, the Moscow Big Ring (second concrete road) A108, and the Moscow-Kyiv railway pass through the city. The city has the Balabanovo railway station of the Kyiv direction of the Moscow Railway. Chairman of the City Duma of Balabanovo - Sudakov Sergey Alekseevich. The head of the city administration is Alekseev Vladislav Fedorovich, re-elected on April 24, 2009. Deviation from Moscow time, hours: 0 Geographic latitude: 55°11′ Geographic longitude: 36°39′ Altitude above sea level, meters: 150

Education in the city of
Balabanovo
The city has four secondary schools, seven kindergartens, an art school, a branch of the Center for Social Pedagogy, two libraries (city and children's), a branch of the Moscow State Pedagogical University and the Balabanovo Educational College. Since February 1998, a branch of the Moscow State Humanitarian University has been operating in the city of Balabanovo. M. A. Sholokhova. The branch consists of four faculties: art and graphics, pedagogy and psychology, foreign languages, computer science and mathematics. The municipal educational institution (MOU) Educational College also conducts educational activities in the city. The college provides training in the following areas: Pedagogy of additional education; Economics and accounting (by industry); Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles. In Balabanov, on the basis of military unit 42337 of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, training camps are held for the Faculty of Military Training of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) and other universities.

Economy of the city of
Balabanovo
The main enterprises of Balabanovo are the match factory "Plitspichprom" (General Director V.G. Shpakovsky), a brick factory, a paper packaging plant of the Finnish company Stora Enso, a window frame factory (LLC "ForaGazprom"), which is part of the Finnish Ruukki concern. As of 1999, there were 97 enterprises of various types of activity in Balabanovo, including 23 manufacturing enterprises. JSC "Plitspichprom" is known throughout Russia for its production of various types of matches, fiberboard, window and door blocks, as well as other wood products. "Ventall" is known for its production of lightweight metal structures for industrial and domestic buildings, metal structures for bridges, overpasses and ceilings. The company "Pakenso" was built in 1998 on the basis of needle production, is engaged in the production of corrugated packaging and cardboard, a successful foreign investment project. As of 1999, there were 25 different construction organizations in the city, among which the largest were MK-24, OJSC Spetssetstroy, LLC Spetsupravleniye, UNR-620 and PMK-243. There are food and dairy industry enterprises that produce bread, bakery and confectionery products, and milk processing products. The production of matches is being reduced, half of the lines have been stopped, dismantled, sold and exported. A pioneer in the provision of high-quality Internet, telephone and digital communications services was the branch of JSC Elektrosvyaz (now the Kaluga branch of OJSC Rostelecom). With the development of the city, access to the World Wide Web is now also provided by Technocom, Electron and Kvant LLC. There are 62 retail outlets in the city, of which 47 belong to private entrepreneurs, 2 markets (one of them is municipal). In addition, the city has 17 public catering outlets, including 3 snack bars, 4 cafes, and a restaurant. Lots of household items. The head office of the subsidiary bank of the Indian ICICI Bank, LLC ICICI Bank Eurasia, is registered in the city of Balabanovo.

History of the city of
Balabanovo
It was first mentioned in 1584 as the village of Balobonovo, which later became a wasteland and belonged to the Pafnutiev Monastery. A new round of development in the village was given by the construction of the railway in 1896-98. In 1930, with the beginning of collectivization, the village of Balabanovo became part of the collective farm “On Lenin’s Path”. Since 1935 - an urban-type settlement. In 1947, at the XI Party Conference, a decision was made to build a mechanical plant for a match factory in the village, but during construction the plant was retrained into a match factory, which happened in 1952. The same year was marked by the opening of a brick factory, which began to operate at full capacity and around the clock. In 1954, in connection with the liquidation of machine-building stations, the lands of the collective farm were transferred to the Vorsino state farm, which was also the liquidation of the collective farm in Balabanov. City status was granted on June 12, 1972. In 1993, construction began on a temple in honor of John of Kronstadt. In November 1996, the city of Balabanov acquired the status of Municipal Entity “city of Balabanovo”.

City coat of arms
Balabanovo —
In an azure field is a silver falcon, facing straight and turned to the right with outstretched wings and paws holding a golden arrow with scarlet flaming plumage.

Rationale for the symbolism: Borovskaya land, on which the city of Balabanovo is located, was annexed to the Moscow Principality in 1382 and served, among other things, as a recreation and hunting place for the Grand Dukes. There is Falcon Hill and Falcon Mountain, indicating that it was in these surroundings that princely falconry took place. “Saker falcons” are a genus of hunting falcons that gave the name to the modern city, transformed over time into Balabanovo. The falcon, holding a burning arrow in its paws, allegorically connects the historical past and modern development of the city, the formation and growth of which is associated with the Balabanovsky match factory, and now it is a multidisciplinary complex of the slab and match industry. The arrow is also a symbol of rapid movement forward, into the future, where the city is directed. Blue color in heraldry is a symbol of honor, glory, devotion, truth, beauty, virtue and clear skies. Silver in heraldry is a symbol of simplicity, perfection, wisdom, nobility, peace, and mutual cooperation. Red color is a symbol of labor, life-affirming force, courage, celebration and beauty. Gold is a symbol of strength, greatness, intelligence, generosity.

Author's group: idea: Konstantin Mochenov (Khimki), Rakib Uzyakov (Balabanovo); computer design: Sergey Isaev (Moscow); artist: Robert Malanichev (Moscow).

Approved by the decision of the City Duma of the municipal formation “city of Balabanovo” (#15) dated February 18, 2000.

The flag of the city of
Balabanovo
is a blue cloth with a length to width ratio of 2:3, bearing in the center the image of the figures of the city coat of arms.
The heraldic description of the coat of arms reads: “In an azure (blue, blue) field there is a silver falcon, facing straight and turned to the right, with outstretched wings and paws holding a golden arrow, with scarlet (red) flaming plumage.” The flag was designed based on the coat of arms of Balabanov, which, through the language of symbols and allegories, reflects the historical, cultural and economic features of the region. Borovskaya land, on which the city of Balabanovo is located, was annexed to the Moscow Principality in 1382 and served, among other things, as a recreation and hunting place for the Grand Dukes. There is Falcon Hill and Falcon Mountain, indicating that it was in these surroundings that princely falconry took place. “Saker falcons” are a genus of hunting falcons that gave the name to the modern city, transformed over time into Balabanovo. The falcon, holding a burning arrow in its paws, allegorically connects the historical past and modern development of the city, the formation and growth of which is associated with the Balabanovsky match factory, and now it is a multidisciplinary complex of the slab and match industry. The arrow is also a symbol of rapid movement forward, into the future, where the city is directed. Blue color (azure) is a symbol of honor, glory, devotion, truth, beauty, virtue and clear sky. White color (silver) is a symbol of simplicity, perfection, wisdom, nobility, peace, and mutual cooperation. Red color is a symbol of labor, life-affirming force, courage, celebration and beauty. Yellow color (gold) is a symbol of strength, greatness, intelligence, generosity.

Education

Municipal educational institution "Secondary school No. 1 of Balabanovo"

Balabanovo, st. Energetikov, 2 Phone: 8 (48438) 2-33-45, 2-20-37

Municipal educational institution "Secondary school No. 2, Balabanovo - 1"

Balabanovo-1, st. Dzerzhinskogo, 108 Phone: 8 (48438) 6-35-00

Municipal educational institution "Secondary school No. 3 of Balabanovo"

Balabanovo, st. Moskovskaya, 5a Phone: 8 (48438) 2-12-72, 2-34-46

Municipal educational institution "Secondary school No. 4 of Balabanovo"

Balabanovo, st. Gagarina, 12 Phone: 8 (48438) 2-24-10, 2-38-61

MDOU "Kindergarten No. 6 "Ladushki"

Balabanovo, st. Gagarina, 13 Phone: 8 (48438) 6-15-39

MDOU "Kindergarten No. 7 "Cornflower"

Balabanovo-1, st. Dzerzhinsky Phone: 8 (48438) 6-37-88

MDOU "Kindergarten No. 9 "Rainbow"

Balabanovo, st. Moskovskaya, 15 Phone: 8 (48438) 2-18-67

MDOU "Kindergarten No. 10 "Sun"

Balabanovo-1, st. Dzerzhinskogo, 16 Phone: 8 (48438)6-32-22

MDOU "Kindergarten No. 11 "Forest Fairy Tale"

Balabanovo, st. Michurina, 19 Phone: 8 (48438) 2-28-11

MDOU "Kindergarten No. 12 "Little Country"

Balabanovo, st. Pioneer Hero Vanya Andrianov, 3 Phone: 8 (48438) 6-80-04

MDOU "Kindergarten No. 13 "Rodnichok"

Balabanovo, st. Lesnaya, 6a Phone: 8 (48438) 2-10-65

MDOU "Kindergarten No. 14 "Cinderella"

Balabanovo, st. Gagarina, 11 Phone: 8 (48438) 2-24-82

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