Uzlovaya () is a town and the administrative center of Uzlovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia. Population:
History It was founded in 1873 as Khrushchyovskaya () railway station. It was renamed Uzlovaya in 1877 and granted town status in 1938. The railway influenced much the life and the future of the town.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uzlovaya serves as the administrative center of Uzlovsky District.Law #954-ZTO As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uzlovsky District as Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction.Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Uzlovaya as a part of Uzlovsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district. As a municipal division, Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Uzlovsky Municipal District as Uzlovaya Urban Settlement.Law #551-ZTO
Economy The station connects three important railway directions: Ryazhsk, Yelets, and Tula. The first coal mines were founded in the late 1930s.
Notable people Vasiliy Podshibyakin, geologist
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