Taldom
Coordinates: 56°44′N 37°32′E / 56.733°N 37.533°E
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Taldom (Russian: Талдом) is a town and the administrative center of Taldomsky District in the northern part of Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated 110 kilometers (68 mi) north of Moscow, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo. Population: 13,819 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 13,334 (2002 Census);[2] 14,410 (1989 Census).[3]
The settlement was founded in 1677. In 1918, it was granted town status and became the first town to be renamed Leninsk[citation needed] in honor of the first Premier of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin (who was still alive then). In 1929, the original name was restored.
In the proximity of Taldom there is the Taldom transmitter, the most powerful broadcasting station in the world. It is a longwave transmitter working on the frequency of 261 kHz with transmitting power of 2,500 kilowatts. The height of the transmitter's mast is 275 meters. The programs of Radio of Russia and Yunost radio stations are broadcast from there.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
