Luza, Luzsky District, Kirov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Luza (inhabited locality).

Luza (Russian: Лу́за) is a town and the administrative center of Luzsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Luza River (Yug's tributary), 301 kilometers (187 mi) northwest of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 11,260 (2010 Census);^[2] 12,311 (2002 Census);^[6] 13,706 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Luza Луза
Town[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Luza
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Coordinates: 60°39′N 47°17′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kirov Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Luzsky District[1]
Town	Luza[1]
Founded	the end of the 19th century
Town status since	1944
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	11,260
Administrative status
• Capital of	Luzsky District,[1] Town of Luza[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Luzsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Luzskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Luzsky Municipal District,[3] Luzskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	613980, 613982, 613983, 613999
OKTMO ID	33522000001
Website	admluza.ru

Paleontology

Fossil of temnospondyl amphibian Luzocephalus blomi was found in the Lower Triassic (Lower Induan) deposits of Luza.^[8] There is also a report about vertebrae of Tupilakosaurus sp. from the same location.^[8]

History

Luza was established as a settlement at the railway station in the end of the 19th century on location of an older settlement, which had been known since the 17th century. Town status was granted to it in 1944.^[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Luza serves as the administrative center of Luzsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with thirty-six rural localities, incorporated within Luzsky District as the Town of Luza.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Luza is incorporated within Luzsky Municipal District as Luzskoye Urban Settlement.^[3]

Economy

Luza is a large timber-works center. There is a sawmill and a railroad tie-manufacturing plant in the town. Luza is one of the monotowns, on 2021 the biggest employer in the city is Holz House LLC. Holz House produces prefabricated glulam houses and sell glulam and lumber all over the world.