Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Vidny.
Vidnoye (English)
Видное (Russian)
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Vidnoye
Location of Vidnoye in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°33′N 37°43′E / 55.550°N 37.717°E / 55.550; 37.717Coordinates: 55°33′N 37°43′E / 55.550°N 37.717°E / 55.550; 37.717
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Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Leninsky District[1]
Town Vidnoye[1]
Administrative center of Leninsky District,[1] Town of Vidnoye[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2013)
Municipal district Leninsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Vidnoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Leninsky Municipal District,[2] Vidnoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 56,752 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 290th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1949[5]
Town status since 1965[5]
Postal code(s)[6] 142700–142705, 142708
Official website
Vidnoye on Wikimedia Commons

Vidnoye (Russian: Ви́дное; IPA: [ˈvʲidnəɪ]) is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) south of Moscow city limits. Population: 56,752 (2010 Census);[3] 52,198 (2002 Census);[7] 55,829 (1989 Census).[8]

History

Rastorguyevo summer cottage community was established in this area in 1902. The construction of the Moscow Coke and Gas Works factory started in 1937 but was interrupted by World War II, and it was only in 1949 that the settlement of Vidnoye was established for the factory workers.[5] Vidnoye was merged with Rastorguyevo and granted town status in 1965.[5]

Administrative and municipal status

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

Economy

Main industrial enterprises in Vidnoye include the Moscow Coke and Gas Works, the Metallist factory, and the Gipsobeton company. Public transportation is represented by commuter trains to Moscow (Rastorguyevo railway station of the Pavelets Line) and eight bus lines. Several trolleybus lines were put into operation during the first decade of the 2000s.

A trolleybus in Vidnoye
Rastorguyevo railway station in Vidnoye

Culture

St. Catherine's monastery
Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Local historical exposition in Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center.

Media

Vidnovskiye Vesti, established in 1931, is the local newspaper. One local cable TV station (Vidnoye-TV) broadcasts in the town.

Sports

There are several sports arenas in the town: Vidnoye sports palace, Metallurg ice stadium, a motoball stadium, and a swimming pool. There are several sport clubs for teenagers.

Basketball


Women's Basketball Club Spartak Moscow Oblast is a women's basketball team based in Vidnoye that plays in FIBA's EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years, winning the 2005-2006 EuroCup Women and the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 EuroLeague Women championship and the inaugural SuperCup Women.

Motoball (Motorcycle Polo)

Vidnoye is hometown of Metallurg motoball team. Three European championships took place in Vidnoye (in 1992, 1998, and 2006), in all of which team Russia was the winner.

Notable people

Association football goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was born in Vidnoye.

Twin towns and sister cities

Vidnoye is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #79/2005-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 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.).
  5. 1 2 3 4 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 70. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.

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