Lyudinovo
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Lyudinovo is a town in Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga.-Geography:Kaluga Oblast is located in the central part of the East European Plain. The Smolensk Highland lays in the western and north-western part of the oblast, while the Central Russian Highland -...

, Russia
Russia
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, located on the shores of the Lake Lompad formed by a dam
Dam
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 on the Nepolot River. Lyudinovo is situated 65 kilometres (40.4 mi) north of Bryansk
Bryansk
Bryansk is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Moscow. Population: -History:The first written mention of Bryansk was in 1146, in the Hypatian Codex, as Debryansk...

 and 188 kilometres (116.8 mi) southwest of Kaluga
Kaluga
Kaluga is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population: It is served by Grabtsevo Airport.-History:...

. It serves as the administrative center of Lyudinovsky District
Lyudinovsky District
Lyudinovsky District is an administrative district , one of the 24 in Kaluga Oblast, Russia....

, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population: 34,000 (1970).

The village of Lyudinovo was first mentioned in 1626. Later on, it grew into an industrial town and was granted town status in 1938.

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