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{{Short description|Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia}}
{{Other places|Stupino (disambiguation){{!}}Stupino}}
{{expand Russian|date=March 2024|topic=geo}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
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|postal_codes=142800, 142802–142806, 142808
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'''Stupino''' ({{langx|ru|Сту́пино}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Stupinsky District]] in [[Moscow Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Oka River]], {{convert|99|km|sp=us}} south of [[Moscow]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=66,816|p2002=63,124|p1989=74,476}}
==History==
The settlement of Stupino was first mentioned in 1507.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} Almost all other villages which have been merged into modern Stupino have been known since at least the beginning of the 16th century and were mainly founded on monastery lands. In 1934, Stupino was merged with the [[urban-type settlement|work settlement]] of [[Elektrovoz]]. In 1938, Elektrovoz was granted town status and renamed Stupino.
The history of the town is closely linked with the history of the Stupino Metallurgical Company (now known as CMK), which became the town's main industrial enterprise sustaining much of the population. In October 1941, during [[World War II]], the factory was evacuated to [[Samara, Russia|Kuybyshev]] and [[Kamensk-Uralsky]]. In February 1942, the factory was returned to Stupino and quickly resumed operation.<ref name="CMK1">Official website of CMK. [http://cmk-group.ru/en/company/history/1941-1945 СMK. History. 1941-1945]</ref>
After the war, Stupino remained partially [[closed city|closed]]. Almost all the town's buildings were on the CMK's balance sheet and the company was reporting direct to the [[Minister of Defence (Soviet Union)|Ministry of Defense]]. In 1957, [[Sputnik 1]], the first Earth satellite, was built with aluminum produced by the CMK.<ref name="CMK2">Official website of CMK. [http://cmk-group.ru/en/company/history/1951-1960 СMK. History. 1951-1960]</ref>
After the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], the town attracted foreign investors, who built several new factories.
==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Stupino serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Stupinsky District]].<ref name="MoscowO_admlist">Resolution #123-PG</ref> As an administrative division, it is, together with forty-four [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities]], incorporated within Stupinsky District as the '''[[Town of district significance|Town]] of Stupino'''.<ref name="MoscowO_admlist" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the Town of Stupino is incorporated within Stupinsky Municipal District as '''Stupino Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="MoscowOStupinskyD_mun">Law #68/2005-OZ</ref>
As a result of the election September 14, 2014 the mayor is Pavel Chelpan, unchanged the incumbent for 25 years. From January 2021 the new head of Stupino is Sergey Gennadievich Muzhalskikh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-10 |title=Знакомьтесь: новый глава Ступино Сергей Геннадьевич Мужальских |url=https://stupino-24.ru/znakomtes-novyj-glava-stupino-sergej-gennadevich-muzhalskih/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Ступино 24 |language=ru-RU}}</ref>
==Economy==
During the [[Cold War]], the main industry in Stupino was arms production, and it was home of the [[Stupino Airfield]]. Since 1995, the town hosts the largest branch factory of [[Mars, Incorporated|Mars, Inc.]] in Russia. In the recent years,{{when|date=February 2015}} several other foreign companies opened factories in Stupino and its vicinity, including Campina, Kimberly Clark, Kerama Marazzi, Knauf Insulation, and others.
==Religion==
[[File:MosOblast Stupino Belopesotsky Convent 08-2016 img5.jpg|thumb|left|Belopesotsky Monastery in Stupino]]
The town is home to the [[Belopesotsky Monastery]], which contains structures from the 17th century and later.
==Twin towns and sister cities==
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia}}
*{{Flagicon|Chad}} [[N'Djamena]], [[Chad]], since 2000
*{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Telgte]], [[Germany]], since May&nbsp;28, 1995
*{{Flagicon|Belarus}} [[Vitebsk]], [[Belarus]]
==References==
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{{Moscow Oblast}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast]]
[[Category:Populated places in Stupinsky District]]