Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Zhukovsky (inhabited locality).
Zhukovsky (English)
Жуковский (Russian)
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The aircraft industry monument in Zhukovsky

Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Zhukovsky
Location of Zhukovsky in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°35′50″N 38°07′13″E / 55.59722°N 38.12028°E / 55.59722; 38.12028Coordinates: 55°35′50″N 38°07′13″E / 55.59722°N 38.12028°E / 55.59722; 38.12028
Coat of arms
Flag
City Day Third Sunday of August
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Administrative center of Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of May 2009)
Urban okrug Zhukovsky Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Zhukovsky Urban Okrug[2]
Head Andrey Voytuk
Representative body Council of Deputies
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 104,736 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 154th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1935
City status since April 23, 1947
Previous names Stakhanovo (until April 23, 1947)
Postal code(s)[5] 140180
Dialing code(s) +7 49648
Official website
Zhukovsky on Wikimedia Commons

Zhukovsky (Russian: Жуко́вский) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 104,736 (2010 Census);[3] 101,328 (2002 Census);[6] 100,609 (1989 Census).[7]

History

The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation"). It was named after Alexey Stakhanov, a famous Soviet miner. On April 23, 1947, the settlement was granted town status and renamed Zhukovsky, in honor of the pioneer of aero- and hydrodynamics Nikolay Zhukovsky.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Zhukovsky Urban Okrug.[2]

Research and economy

Zhukovsky is a home to the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute known as LII and N. Ye. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute known as TsAGI—they are two major facilities involved in testing and designing aircraft. These facilities were employers for a great portion of the city's population before perestroika. Also, there is situated the Aeromechanics faculty of MIPT.

There are a number smaller, but also important enterprises, such as:

There are also some aviation design bureaus - Sukhoy, Ilyushin, Tupolev, etc. located in the area.

Machine-building, woodworking plants, spare parts factory, paper-mill Food industry - Inko, Nestlé, local bread-baking plant.

Sports

Zhukovsky is the center of track and field athletics in Moscow Oblast. Most notable athletes born in Zhukovsky are Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Andrey Yepishin, Dmitry Bogdanov, and others. In 2005, Meteor Stadium, a new world class athletics stadium was opened.

In 2008, President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree establishing the National Aircraft Construction Center.[8]

Twin towns and sister cities

Zhukovsky is twinned with:

External links

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #11/2013-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 Law #171/2004-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. ↑ 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. ↑ Kommersant-Putin Inked Ruling to Create National Aircraft Construction Center in Zhukovsky

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