Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Krasnogorsk.
Krasnogorsk (English)
Красногорск (Russian)
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Optikov square


Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Krasnogorsk
Location of Krasnogorsk in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°50′N 37°19′E / 55.833°N 37.317°E / 55.833; 37.317Coordinates: 55°50′N 37°19′E / 55.833°N 37.317°E / 55.833; 37.317
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Krasnogorsky District[1]
City Krasnogorsk[1]
Administrative center of Krasnogorsky District,[1] City of Krasnogorsk[1]
Municipal status (as of January 2013)
Municipal district Krasnogorsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Krasnogorsky Municipal District,[2] Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 116,896 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 139th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1932
City status since 1940
Postal code(s)[5] 143401–143409, 143416, 143448, 143449, 994001
Official website
Krasnogorsk on Wikimedia Commons
Moscow Oblast Government building

Krasnogorsk (Russian: Красного́рск) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, adjacent to the northwestern boundary of Moscow. Population: 116,896 (2010 Census);[3] 92,545 (2002 Census);[6] 90,477 (1989 Census).[7]

History

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.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnogorsk serves as the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Krasnogorsky District as the Town of Krasnogorsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Krasnogorsk is incorporated within Krasnogorsky Municipal District as Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The city is known for the Krasnogorsky Zavod company, which produced the Zorki, Zenit, and Krasnogorsk cameras there until the early 1990s. The coat of arms acknowledges this by featuring a prism and light rays.

Krasnogorsk is one of the few oblast cities that is connected to Moscow via Moscow Metro. It is served by Metro station Myakinino (named after a nearby village).

Crocus Expo, Russia's largest exhibition center, is located in Krasnogorsk.

Sports

The city is home to Zorky Krasnogorsk bandy team, who are former national champions for men and current champions for women. Their home arena has a capacity of 8,000.[8]

Notable people

Krasnogorsk is the birthplace of Russian hockey player Vladimir Petrov.

Twin towns and sister cities

Krasnogorsk is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #70/2005-OZ
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 05 апреля 2016 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 April 05, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. ↑ Russian 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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Rusbandy.ru. Information about the stadium (Russian)

Sources

External links

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Krasnogorsk.
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