Gus-Khrustalny (town)

Gus-Khrustalny (Russian: Гусь-Хруста́льный) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Gus River (a tributary of the Oka River) 63 kilometers (39 mi) south of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast.

The name of the town may be translated as "crystal goose", for it is known as one of the oldest centers of glass industry in Russia and stands on the Gus River.

There are reasons to believe that its name is not derived from goose directly, but rather from the common Slavic term "goose" (in the respective languages) for a large (up to several gallons) bottle.

[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the urban-type settlement of Gusevsky and one rural locality (the settlement of Panfilovo), incorporated as the Town of Gus-Khrustalny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

[6] Media related to Gus-Khrustalny at Wikimedia Commons

Crystal Museum in Gus-Khrustalny