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{{Distinguish|Lipetske}}{{Infobox Russian city|en_name=Lipetsk|ru_name=Липецк|image_skyline=Lipetsk-april-16-2013.jpg|image_caption=In Lipetsk|coordinates={{coord|52|37|N|39|36|E|display=inline,title}}|map_label_position=left|image_coa=Coat of arms of Lipetsk.svg|coa_caption=|image_flag=Flag of Lipetsk.svg|flag_caption=|anthem=''none''|anthem_ref=<ref name="Anthem">Article&nbsp;3 of the Charter of Lipetsk states that the city may have its own anthem; however, {{As of|2015|lc=y}} no anthem has been adopted.</ref>|holiday=Third Sunday in July|holiday_ref=<ref name="Holiday">Charter of Lipetsk, Article&nbsp;4</ref>|federal_subject=[[Lipetsk Oblast]]|federal_subject_ref=<ref name="Ref109">Law #382-OZ</ref>|adm_data_as_of=December 2014|adm_city_jur=Lipetsk [[City of federal subject significance|City Under Oblast Jurisdiction]]|adm_city_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref109" />|adm_ctr_of1=Lipetsk Oblast|adm_ctr_of1_ref=<ref name="Ref109" />|adm_ctr_of2=[[Lipetsky District]]|adm_ctr_of2_ref=<ref name="Ref109" />|adm_ctr_of3=Lipetsk City Under Oblast Jurisdiction|adm_ctr_of3_ref=<ref name="Ref109" />|inhabloc_cat=City|inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="Ref109" />|inhabloc_type=|inhabloc_type_ref=|mun_data_as_of=December 2014|urban_okrug_jur=Lipetsk Urban Okrug|urban_okrug_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref373">Law #536-OZ</ref>|mun_admctr_of1=Lipetsk Urban Okrug|mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="Ref373" />|mun_admctr_of2=Lipetsky Municipal District|mun_admctr_of2_ref=<ref name="Ref373" />|leader_title=Head|leader_title_ref=<ref name="HeadLegis">Charter of Lipetsk, Article&nbsp;5</ref>|leader_name=[[Yevgenia Uvarkina]]|leader_name_ref=<ref name="HeadName">Official website of Lipetsk. [http://www.lipetskcity.ru/iblock/struktura_administracii/glava_goroda_lipecka/e/glava_goroda_lipecka Sergey Vyacheslavovich Ivanov] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518022707/https://www.lipetskcity.ru/iblock/struktura_administracii/glava_goroda_lipecka/e/glava_goroda_lipecka/ |date=2022-05-18 }}, Head of Lipetsk {{in lang|ru}}</ref>|representative_body=[[Council of Deputies of the City of Lipetsk|Council of Deputies]]|representative_body_ref=<ref name="HeadLegis" />|area_of_what=|area_as_of=|area_km2=|area_km2_ref=|pop_2010census=508887|pop_2010census_rank=36th|pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>|pop_density=|pop_density_as_of=|pop_density_ref=|pop_latest=485260|pop_latest_date=January 2024|pop_latest_ref=<ref>[https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Сhisl_MO_01-01-2024.xlsx Оценка численности городского и сельского населения по городским округам и муниципальным районам]</ref>|established_date=1703|established_title=|established_date_ref=<ref name="HistFacts">Charter of Lipetsk, Article&nbsp;1</ref>|current_cat_date=September&nbsp;27, 1779|current_cat_date_ref=<ref name="HistFacts" />|prev_name1=|prev_name1_date=|prev_name1_ref=|postal_codes=398000–398002, 398004–398007, 398011, 398013–398017, 398019, 398020, 398024–398027, 328029, 328032, 328035–328038, 328040–328043, 328046, 328048, 328050, 328054–328056, 328058, 328059, 328070, 328700, 328899, 328910, 328999|dialing_codes=4742|dialing_codes_ref=|website=http://www.lipetskcity.ru|website_ref=|date=May 2010}}'''Lipetsk''' ({{lang-rus|Липецк|links=no|p=ˈlʲipʲɪtsk}}), also [[Romanization of Russian|romanized]] as '''Lipeck''', is a [[city]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Lipetsk Oblast]], [[Russia]]. It is located on the banks of the [[Voronezh River]] in the [[Don river|Don]] [[Drainage basin|basin]]. It is 438 kilometers (272 miles) southeast of Moscow. As of the [[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]], its population was&nbsp;508,887.<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>

== History ==
Lipetsk was first mentioned in the 13th century chronicles.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} The name means "[[Lime tree|Linden]] city" and is [[cognate]] with [[Leipzig]] and [[Liepāja]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Происхождение названий. БЛАГОДАРЯ КАЗУСАМ И ВПЕЧАТЛЕНИЯМ|url=http://bibliotekar.ru/encMir/70.htm}}</ref> In 1284, the city was destroyed by the [[Mongols]].

== Economy ==
The main industries of Lipetsk include [[metallurgy]], [[machinery]], [[metalworking]], machine tools, [[engines]], [[chemicals]], [[food]], and [[clothing]].

== Education ==
[[File:Lipetsk_dramteatr.JPG|link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lipetsk_dramteatr.JPG|left|thumb|Lipetsk State Academic Drama Theater named after Leo Tolstoy]]
Lipetsk is home of the [[Lipetsk State Technical University]], [[Lipetsk State Pedagogical University]], and some other colleges.

== Military ==
At the [[Lipetsk Air Base]] north of the town, the 4th Center of Combat Application and Conversion of Frontline Aviation named after [[Valery Chkalov]] is located in Lipetsk.

The Lipetsk Air Center's chief, colonel Kharchevsky, has become famous after trial air combats in the United States and being a personal pilot of [[President Putin]].

The city also has the smaller [[Lipetsk Airport]] nearby.

{{Infobox
| title            = Lipetsk population
| label1           = [[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]]
| data1            = 508,887<ref name="2010Census" />
| label2           = [[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]
| data2            = 506,114<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref>
| label3           = [[Soviet Census (1989)|1989 Census]]
| data3            = 449,635<ref name="1989Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}</ref>
| label4           = [[Soviet Census (1979)|1979 Census]]
| data4            = 395,638<ref name="1979Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}</ref>
}}

== Twin towns and sister cities ==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia}}
Lipetsk is [[Twin town|twinned]] with:
{| class="wikitable" width="240"
!Country
!City
|-
|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Germany]]}}
|[[Cottbus]]<ref name="Cottbus twinning">{{cite web|title=Our twin cities- Cottbus|url=http://www.cottbus.de/buerger/leben/cbinternational/our_twin_cities,255001242.en.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104002625/http://www.cottbus.de/buerger/leben/cbinternational/our_twin_cities%2C255001242.en.html|archive-date=November 4, 2013|access-date=2013-06-24|publisher=Cottbus}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|PRC}} [[China]]
|[[Anshan]]
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Italy]]
|[[Fabriano]]
|-
|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Ukraine]]
|[[Vinnytsia]]
|}

== Notable people ==

* [[Andrei Gheorghe]]
* [[Viktor Kukin]]
* [[Alexandre Naoumenko]]
* [[Dmitri Shershnev]]
* [[Eugene Smurgis]]
* [[Maria Viktorovna]]
* Dmitry Kulikov

== References ==
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== Other websites ==

* [http://www.lipetskcity.ru/ Official website of Lipetsk] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215213258/http://lipetskcity.ru/ |date=2017-02-15 }} {{in lang|ru}}
* [http://www.gorodlip.ru/ Unofficial website of Lipetsk] {{in lang|ru}}
* [http://www.lipetsknews.ru/ Lipetsk news] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402063415/https://lipetsknews.ru/ |date=2022-04-02 }} {{in lang|ru}}
* [http://lcci.lipetsk.ru/eng/engindex.html Website of Lipetsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210104439/http://lcci.lipetsk.ru/eng/engindex.html |date=2012-02-10 }}

[[Category:Capitals of oblasts of Russia]]
[[Category:Lipetsk Oblast]]