Kolchugino, Vladimir Oblast

Kolchugino (Russian: Кольчу́гино) is a town and the administrative center of Kolchuginsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Peksha River (Klyazma's tributary) some 74 kilometers (46 mi) northwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast.

[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kolchugino serves as the administrative center of Kolchuginsky District,[3] to which it is directly subordinated.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of Kolchugino, together with nine rural localities in Kolchuginsky District, is incorporated within Kolchuginsky Municipal District as Kolchugino Urban Settlement.

[4] The town is well known for its tableware plant, founded by Alexander Kolchugin.

ZAO Kolchugtsvetmet, also located in Kolchugino and founded in 1871, is the largest manufacturer of non-ferrous mill products in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Samovar and podstakannik made by Kolchugino plant
Podstakanniks made by Kolchugino plant