Krasnoarmeysk, Moscow Oblast
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Krasnoarmeysk (Russian: Красноарме́йск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Vorya River (Klyazma's tributary) 51 km north-east of Moscow at 56°6′0″N 38°7′59.88″E / 56.1°N 38.1333°E. Population: 26,051 (2002 Census); 27,460 (1989 Census).
The town grew from the village of Muromtsevo (Му́ромцево), where a textile factory was established in 1834. In 1928, the settlements around the textile factory were merged into the settlement of Krasnoflotsky (Краснофло́тский), which in 1929 was renamed Krasnoarmeysky (Красноарме́йский). Town status was granted to the settlement in 1947, when it was renamed Krasnoarmeysk.
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