Lgov, Kursk Oblast

It was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1152 under the name of Olgov (a possessive adjective from an old Russian name Olg, or Oleg).{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}

Lgov was razed{{when|date=January 2025}} to the ground by the Mongols.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

In 1669, Lgov Monastery was founded on the spot of the former town, which would be closed down in 1764. The monastic sloboda was transformed into the town of Lgov in 1779.{{citation needed|date=February 2012}}

In 1852 towards the start of his career, Turgenev wrote a chapter in A Sportsman's Sketches entitled Lgov, in which a group of men go hunting in the lake with a pretentious hunter named Vladimir, sink the boat, and then wade to shore filthy after great difficulty.

File:Szovjetunió, Lgov. A Szejm folyó felrobbantott hídja felől. Fortepan 27331.jpg

During World War II, Lgov was occupied by German troops from 27 October 1941 to 3 March 1943.

On September 18, 2022, the town was heavily damaged by a significant F2/T5 tornado. Over 200 structures were damaged or destroyed as a result of this strong wedge tornado. Many residential structures had roofs torn off, and some sustained collapse of their exterior walls, but most of these structures were poorly built homes. Numerous trees were downed, and high-voltage power lines were also damaged or destroyed.{{cite web |url=https://vk.com/meteodnevnik?w=wall-68463802_397148 |access-date=20 September 2022|title=⚡СВЕЖИЕ НОВОСТИ ОТ НАШЕЙ КОМАНДЫ ОХОТНИКОВ.. | Метеодневник | Погодный Лентач | VK }}{{cite web |url=https://vk.com/meteodnevnik?w=wall-68463802_397161 |access-date=20 September 2022|title=Последствия торнадо в Льгове, Курская область,.. | Метеодневник | Погодный Лентач | VK }}{{cite web |title=Another footage of tornado in L'gov, Kursk oblast, Russia that happened today's evening. 🌪️ Small outbreak of currently 4 tornadoes has happened. Gonna write an post about it later. #russia #tornado #weather |url=https://twitter.com/EdsenTheWeather/status/1571597340057784322 |website=Twitter |publisher=EdsenTheWeather |access-date=20 September 2022}}{{cite web |title=Damage of yesterday's tornado in L'gov. Entire house is completely destroyed, windows is also completely destroyed. #tornado #russia #lgov |url=https://twitter.com/EdsenTheWeather/status/1571846554838761473 |website=Twitter |publisher=EdsenTheWeather |access-date=20 September 2022}}{{cite web |title=Yet another footage of incredible tornado that happened yesterday in L'gov, Kursk oblast, Russia. Intensity of tornado is currently unknown, but storm chasers from here saying that's it was an EF3. @Djpuco #tornado #russia #lgov |url=https://twitter.com/EdsenTheWeather/status/1571845764984311809 |website=Twitter |publisher=EdsenTheWeather |access-date=20 September 2022}}{{cite web |url=http://kurierlgov.ru/content/news/vo-lgovskom-rayone-ot-udara-tornado-postradali-bolee-200-domov/6798 |access-date=20 September 2022|title=Во Льговском районе от удара торнадо пострадали более 200 домов | Газета Курьер }}

In August 2024, at the same time as the Russian authorities declared a "Federal-level" emergency, Lgov was first mentioned in a report during the Ukrainian incursion into Kursk.{{cite news |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-incursion-evacuation-lipetsk-kursk-drones/33071522.html |title=Russia Declares 'Federal-Level' Emergency in Kursk Amid Ukrainian Incursion |newspaper=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty }} By late 2024, even though Lgov remained some 20 km behind the front lines of the engagement of military forces, the town became more frequently involved in hostilities. On 31 December 2024, multiple Ukrainian Storm Shadow long-range missiles struck Lgov including a Russian command bunker and a Russian troop barracks of the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade. Initial Russian news reports were that 8 military members were killed and 22 injured and hospitalized.[https://www.kyivpost.com/post/44737 Ambitious Ukrainian Drone, Missile Strikes Hammer Targets Across Russia], Kyiv Post, 31 December 2024.

File:Свято-Никольский собор (Льгов) 2014-2.jpg

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lgov served{{when|date=January 2025}} as the administrative center of Lgovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Resolution #489{{full|date=January 2025}} As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Lgov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Lgov is incorporated as Lgov Urban Okrug.Law #48-ZKO{{full|date=January 2025}}

Lgov Prison, a prison of the Federal Penitentiary Service, is located in Lgov."[http://uis-kursk.k46.ru/modules.php?name=Content&op=showpage&pid=58 Федеральное казенное учреждение "Исправительная колония No. 3"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425050117/http://uis-kursk.k46.ru/modules.php?name=Content&op=showpage&pid=58 |date=April 25, 2012 }}." Federal Penitentiary Service Kursk Oblast. Retrieved on October 5, 2011.

In addition to being a fluvial city, Lgov is also a railway hub with five tracks in its station.

Population: {{ru-census|p2021=17557|p2010=21,453|;}} {{ru-census2002|23,783|;}} {{su-census1989|25,643|;}} 26,000 (1972).

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• Tetiana Andriienko (1938–2016), botanist, conservationist, and professor
• Nikolay Aseyev (1889—1963), poet
• Boris Bukreev (1859–1962), mathematician
• Arkady Gaidar (1904—1941), writer
• Tamara Syomina (born 1938), film actress

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