Elektrostal
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| Elektrostal (English) Электросталь (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 55°47′N 38°28′E / 55.783°N 38.467°ECoordinates: 55°47′N 38°28′E / 55.783°N 38.467°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
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| Urban okrug | Elektrostal Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Head[citation needed] | Andrey Sukhanov[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 49.51 km2 (19.12 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
155,324 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 114th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 146,294 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 116th |
| Density | 3,137 /km2 (8,120 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1916[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Zatishye (until 1928)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 144000—144012[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49657[citation needed] |
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Elektrostal (Russian: Электроста́ль), known as Zatishye (Зати́шье) until 1938, is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 58 kilometers (36 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 155,324 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 146,294 (2002 Census);[2] 152,463 (1989 Census);[5] 135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970); 97,000 (1959); 43,000 (1939). Town status was granted to it in 1938.
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[edit] Industry
Elektrostal is a center of metallurgy and heavy machinery manufacturing. Major companies include:
- Elektrostal metallurgical factory
- Elektrostal chemical-mechanical factory
- Elektrostal Heavy Machine Building Plant, JSC is a designer and manufacturer of equipment for producing seamless hot-rolled, cold-rolled and welded steel materials and metallurgical equipment.
- MSZ, also known as Elemash, Russia's largest producer of fuel rod assemblies for nuclear power plants, which are exported to many countries in Europe.
- The Powerline Ekibastuz-Kokshetau connects Elektrostal to the GRES-2 Power Station in Ekibastuz. The power-line was designed for 1150 kV but currently only operates at 400 kV over the section Kokshetau—Elektrostal.
The 9th radio center in Elektrostal is home to a high power medium wave transmitter.
The first S-400 Triumf missile defense system was deployed at Elektrostal, becoming fully operational on July 1, 2007.[6]
[edit] Transport
Elektrostal is linked by a suburban electric train to Moscow's Kursky Rail Terminal with a travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes. Long distance buses link Elektrostal to Noginsk, Moscow and other nearby towns. Local public transport includes buses and trolleybuses.
[edit] Sports
The city ice hockey team Kristall Elektrostal was established in 1949 and plays in the Russian Major League.[7]
[edit] People from Elektrostal
- Yevgeni Malkov - Footballer
- Anastasia Pozdniakova - olympic diver
- Vitali Proshkin - ice hockey player
- Vladimir Zharkov - ice hockey player [1]
- Nikolay Vtorov - Russian Industrialist lived near the city and founded many factories there
- Ivan Sergeyevich Kuznetsov was city architect
- Vyacheslav Zudov, Cosmonaut, grew up in Elektrostal
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Elektrostal is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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- ^ official site
