Sobinka (Russian: Со́бинка) is a town and the administrative center of Sobinsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary), 37 kilometers (23 mi) southwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast.
[9] It was called Komavangard (Комавангард) for a short period in the 1920s.
[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1939.
[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sobinka serves as the administrative center of Sobinsky District,[3] to which it is directly subordinated.
[1] As a municipal division, the town of Sobinka is incorporated within Sobinsky Municipal District as Sobinka Urban Settlement.