Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast
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 Krasnogorsk Optikov square and monument to Vladimir Lenin |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative district | Krasnogorsky District[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Krasnogorsky District[citation needed] |
| Municipal status | |
| Municipal district | Krasnogorsky Municipal District[citation needed] |
| Urban settlement | Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement[citation needed] |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 116,896 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 139th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)[2] |
| Founded | 1932[citation needed] |
Krasnogorsk (Russian: Красного́рск) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, adjacent to the northwestern boundary of Moscow, on the Moskva River. Population: 116,896 (2010 Census);[1] 92,545 (2002 Census);[3] 90,477 (1989 Census).[4]
An urban-type settlement was established here in 1932, to which town status was granted in 1940.
In the 1940s, the Antifascist Central School, in which many foreign Communists studied and lectured, was located at Krasnogorsk.
After the war the German V2 rocket scientists which the Soviet Army had captured were settled here with their families.
It is known for the Moscow Country Club at Nakhabino, and the Krasnogorskiy Zavod company, which produced the Zorki, Zenit, and Krasnogorsk cameras there until the early 1990s. The coat of arms acknowledges this by featuring a lens and light rays.
The city is home to Zorky Bandy Club,[5] former national champions for men and current champions for women. Their home arena has a capacity of 8000.[1]
International relations [edit]
Twin towns and sister cities [edit]
Krasnogorsk is twinned with:
Antibes, France
Goirle, Netherlands
Höchstadt, Germany
Plungė, Lithuania
Slivnitsa, Bulgaria
Tukums, Latvia
Wągrowiec, Poland
Notable residents [edit]
Krasnogorsk is the birthplace of Russian hockey player Vladimir Petrov.
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ 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.).
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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