Lipetsk

**Lipetsk** (), also romanized as **Lipeck**, is a city and the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast, Russia. It is located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin. It is 438 kilometers (272 miles) southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 508,887.

## History

Lipetsk was first mentioned in the 13th century chronicles. The name means "Linden city" and is cognate with Leipzig and Liepāja. In 1284, the city was destroyed by the Mongols.

## Economy

The main industries of Lipetsk include metallurgy, machinery, metalworking, machine tools, engines, chemicals, food, and clothing.

## Education

Lipetsk is home of the Lipetsk State Technical University, Lipetsk State Pedagogical University, and some other colleges.

## Military

At the Lipetsk Air Base north of the town, the 4th Center of Combat Application and Conversion of Frontline Aviation named after Valery Chkalov is located in Lipetsk.

The Lipetsk Air Center's chief, colonel Kharchevsky, has become famous after trial air combats in the United States and being a personal pilot of President Putin.

The city also has the smaller Lipetsk Airport nearby.

## Twin towns and sister cities

Lipetsk is twinned with:
|Country|City|
| --- | --- |
||Cottbus|
|China|Anshan|
|Italy|Fabriano|
|Ukraine|Vinnytsia|

## Notable people

- Andrei Gheorghe
- Viktor Kukin
- Alexandre Naoumenko
- Dmitri Shershnev
- Eugene Smurgis
- Maria Viktorovna
- Dmitry Kulikov

## References

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## Other websites

- Official website of Lipetsk
- Unofficial website of Lipetsk
- Lipetsk news
- Website of Lipetsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry

## Infobox (russian city)

- **en name**: Lipetsk
- **ru name**: Липецк
- **image skyline**: Lipetsk-april-16-2013.jpg
- **image caption**: In Lipetsk
- **map label position**: left
- **image coa**: Coat of arms of Lipetsk.svg
- **image flag**: Flag of Lipetsk.svg
- **anthem**: _none_
- **holiday**: Third Sunday in July
- **federal subject**: Lipetsk Oblast
- **adm data as of**: December 2014
- **adm city jur**: Lipetsk City of federal subject significance, City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
- **adm ctr of1**: Lipetsk Oblast
- **adm ctr of2**: Lipetsky District
- **adm ctr of3**: Lipetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
- **inhabloc cat**: City
- **mun data as of**: December 2014
- **urban okrug jur**: Lipetsk Urban Okrug
- **mun admctr of1**: Lipetsk Urban Okrug
- **mun admctr of2**: Lipetsky Municipal District
- **leader title**: Head
- **leader name**: Yevgenia Uvarkina
- **representative body**: Council of Deputies of the City of Lipetsk, Council of Deputies
- **pop 2010census**: 508887
- **pop 2010census rank**: 36th
- **pop latest**: 485260
- **pop latest date**: January 2024
- **established date**: 1703
- **current cat date**: September 27, 1779
- **postal codes**: 398000–398002, 398004–398007, 398011, 398013–398017, 398019, 398020, 398024–398027, 328029, 328032, 328035–328038, 328040–328043, 328046, 328048, 328050, 328054–328056, 328058, 328059, 328070, 328700, 328899, 328910, 328999
- **dialing codes**: 4742
- **website**: http://www.lipetskcity.ru
- **date**: May 2010


## Infobox (infobox)

- **title**: Lipetsk population
- **label1**: Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census
- **data1**: 508,887
- **label2**: Russian Census (2002), 2002 Census
- **data2**: 506,114
- **label3**: Soviet Census (1989), 1989 Census
- **data3**: 449,635
- **label4**: Soviet Census (1979), 1979 Census
- **data4**: 395,638