Solnechnogorsk
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Solnechnogorsky District[1] |
| Town | Solnechnogorsk[1] |
| Administrative center of | Solnechnogorsky District,[1] Town of Solnechnogorsk[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Solnechnogorsky Municipal District[2] |
| Urban settlement | Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement[2] |
| Administrative center of | Solnechnogorsky Municipal District,[2] Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement[2] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 52,944 inhabitants[3] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00)[4] |
| Town status since | 1938[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Solnechnaya Gora (until 1938)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 141501–141508, 141516, 141530 |
| [[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Solnechnogorsk]] on Wikimedia Commons | |
Solnechnogorsk (Russian: Солнечного́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Solnechnogorsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow–St. Petersburg Highway and the Moscow–St. Petersburg railway, on the coast of Senezh Lake, 65 kilometers (40 mi) northwest from Moscow. Population: 52,944 (2010 Census);[3] 58,374 (2002 Census);[6] 55,554 (1989 Census).[7]
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History
Originally a village named Solnechnaya Gora (Солнечная Гора), it was granted town status and renamed Solnechnogorsk in 1938.[citation needed] During World War II, Solnechnogorsk was briefly occupied by the German Army from November 24 to December 12, 1941. It was one of the towns that was captured in the northern pincer of the attempted German encirclement of Moscow.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Solnechnogorsk serves as the administrative center of Solnechnogorsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-five rural localities, incorporated within Solnechnogorsky District as the Town of Solnechnogorsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Solnechnogorsk is incorporated within Solnechnogorsky Municipal District as Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement.[2]
Economy
Industry in the town is represented by a metal construction factory, a glass-works, a sports fishing business, holiday homes, sport centers, children's summer camps, and ski lodges.
Culture
There is a museum of local lore in the town. Not far from Solnechnogorsk is the estate of Shakhmatovo that once belonged to a prominent Russian poet Alexander Blok; a museum of him has been opened there.
Military
The town is the headquarters for the Main Centre for Missile Attack Warning
Notable people
The town is the birthplace of the former Soviet hockey player Viktor Shalimov.
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Resolution #123-PG
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #27/2005-OZ
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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Sources
- Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №27/2005-ОЗ от 21 января 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Солнечногорского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №227/2011-ОЗ от 29 декабря 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Солнечногорского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №22, 8 февраля 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #27/2005-OZ of January 21, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Solnechnogorsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #227/2011-OZ of December 29, 2011 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Solnechnogorsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
