Elektrogorsk (Russian: Электрого́рск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 75 kilometers (47 mi) east from Moscow. Population: 20,353 (2002 Census);[6] 18,391 (1989 Census).[7]

Elektrogorsk Электрогорск
Town[1]
Elektrogorsk Train Station in Elektrogorsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Elektrogorsk
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Coordinates: 55°53′N 38°48′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Founded	1912
Town status since	1946
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	22,950
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	142530
OKTMO ID	46791000001

History

Elektrogorsk was founded in 1912 due to the construction of the first big peat-fired thermal power station in Russia, which would be called Elektroperedacha ("Электропередача", lit. "electric power transmission").^{[citation needed]} The settlement was named after the power station. In 1946, it was granted town status and renamed Elektrogorsk.^{[citation needed]} It has a highly variable climate ranging from −30 °C (−22 °F) in the winter up to 25 °C (77 °F) in the summer.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the administrative divisions framework, it is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug.[3]

Notable residents

• Aleksandr Boloshev (1947–2010), basketball player
• Alexey Chesmin (born 1986), paralympic footballer

References

Notes

Sources

• Московская областная Дума. Закон №11/2013-ОЗ от 31 января 2013 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области», в ред. Закона №249/2019-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2019 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области"». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования (13 января 2013 г.). Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №24, 12 февраля 2013 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #11/2013-OZ of January 31, 2013 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Law #249/2019-OZ of November 29, 2019 On amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast". Effective as of the day following the day of the official publication (January 13, 2013).).

• Московская областная Дума. Закон №131/2004-ОЗ от 29 октября 2004 г. «О статусе и границе городского округа Электрогорск», в ред. Закона №155/2010-ОЗ от 10 декабря 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границе городского округа Электрогорск"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №213, 10 ноября 2004 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #131/2004-OZ of October 29, 2004 On the Status and the Border of Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #155/2010-OZ of December 10, 2010 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Border of Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

External links

• Media related to Elektrogorsk at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website of Elektrogorsk (in Russian)
• Elektrogorsk Business Directory (in Russian)

На других языках

[de] Elektrogorsk

[ru] Электрогорск