Solnechnogorsk
Солнечногорск
Town[1]
Sovetskaya Square in Solnechnogorsk
Sovetskaya Square in Solnechnogorsk
Flag of Solnechnogorsk
Flag
Coat of arms of Solnechnogorsk
Coat of arms
Location of Solnechnogorsk
Map
Solnechnogorsk is located in Russia
Solnechnogorsk
Solnechnogorsk
Location of Solnechnogorsk
Solnechnogorsk is located in Moscow Oblast
Solnechnogorsk
Solnechnogorsk
Solnechnogorsk (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°11′N 36°59′E / 56.183°N 36.983°E / 56.183; 36.983
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtSolnechnogorsky District[1]
TownSolnechnogorsk[1]
Town status since1938
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total52,944
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
51,919 (−1.9%)
 • Capital ofSolnechnogorsky District,[1] Town of Solnechnogorsk[1]
 • Municipal districtSolnechnogorsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementSolnechnogorsk Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofSolnechnogorsky Municipal District,[4] Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
141501–141508, 141516, 141530
OKTMO ID46771000001

Solnechnogorsk (Russian: Солнечного́рск, lit. sunny mountain town) 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);[2] 58,374 (2002 Census);[7] 55,554 (1989 Census).[8]

It was previously known as Solnechnaya Gora (until 1938).

History

Originally a village known as Solnushnaya and then renamed into Solnechnaya Gora (Солнечная Гора), it was granted town status and renamed Solnechnogorsk in 1938.[9] During World War II, Solnechnogorsk was briefly occupied by the German 4th Panzer Group from November 24 to December 12, 1941.[10] 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.[4]

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. The Russian Ground Forces relocated the 18th Motor Rifle Brigade here from the Baltics from 1993 until the brigade was disbanded in 1998.

Notable people

The town is the birthplace of the former Soviet hockey player Viktor Shalimov.

Solnechnogorsk is the residence of producer TRIPLESIXDELETE, who's well known in the trap-metal scene, recognized by his Russian producer tag "Делит на бите, сука".

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution #123-PG
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e Law #27/2005-OZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
  8. ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Петров, Николай. Куда ведут дороги из Москвы. Север (in Russian). Рипол Классик. p. 69. ISBN 978-5-4491-0642-1.
  10. ^ Komarov, N. I͡A; Куманев, Георгий Александрович (2005). Битва под Москвой: пролог к Великой победе : исторический дневник, комментарии (in Russian). Молодая гвардия. ISBN 978-5-235-02780-0.

Sources

Categories