Klin
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 Museum of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Klin |
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| Coordinates: 56°20′N 36°42′E / 56.333°N 36.7°ECoordinates: 56°20′N 36°42′E / 56.333°N 36.7°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
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| Head[citation needed] | Alexander Postegran[citation needed] |
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| Area | 17 km2 (6.6 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
80,584 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 206th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 83,178 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 196th |
| Density | 4,740 /km2 (12,300 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1317[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 141600[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49624[citation needed] |
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Klin (Russian: Клин, literally meaning a wedge) is a town and the administrative center of Klinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 85 kilometers (53 mi) northwest of Moscow. The M10 highway connecting Moscow to St. Petersburg and the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway run through the town. It was home to Klin air base during the Cold War. Population: 80,584 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 83,178 (2002 Census);[2] 94,908 (1989 Census);[5] 94,000 (1985 est.).
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[edit] History
Klin has been known since 1317. In 1482, it was incorporated into Muscovy with the rest of the Grand Princedom of Tver. Among several churches, the most noteworthy are the 16th century church of the Dormition cloister and the baroque Resurrection cathedral (1712). Town status was granted in 1781.
The town is best known as the residence of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose house, the Tchaikovsky House-Museum in Klin, is open to visitors as a museum. It was here that the composer wrote his last major work, the 6th symphony, or the Pathetique.
Klin was taken by the Germans briefly during the battle of Moscow in 1941. A short time later on 19 December British Secretary of State Anthony Eden and the Soviet ambassador to Great Britain I. M. Maiskiy visited the town with more than 20 correspondents during Eden's first diplomatic mission to Moscow.
There is a large beer factory, which produces Klinskoye beer. A local soccer team plays in Moscow Oblast league and is called Khimik.
[edit] People from Klin
- Sergei Tyablikov, theoretical physicist
- Yevgeny Leonov, film director who grew up in Klin
[edit] International relations
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Klin 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 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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 2010-03-23.
- ^ 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 2010-03-23.
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