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Klin (Russian: Клин, lit. a wedge) is a town and the administrative center of Klinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 85 kilometers (53 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 80,585(2010 Census);[2] 83,178(2002 Census);[7] 94,908(1989 Census);[8] 94,000 (1985 est.).

Klin
Клин
Town[1]
Sovetskaya Square in Klin
Location of Klin
Klin
Location of Klin
Klin
Klin (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°20′N 36°44′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKlinsky District[1]
TownKlin[1]
Known since1317
Town status since1781
Government
  HeadAlena Sokolskaya
Elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
  Total80,585
  Estimate 
(2018)[3]
79,168 (−1.8%)
  Rank206th in 2010
Administrative status
  Capital ofKlinsky District[1], Town of Klin[1]
Municipal status
  Municipal districtKlinsky Municipal District[4]
  Urban settlementKlin Urban Settlement[4]
  Capital ofKlinsky Municipal District[4], Klin Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]
141601–141607, 141609, 141612, 141613, 141618
Dialing code(s)+7 49624
OKTMO ID46621101001

History


It has been known since 1317.[citation needed] In 1482, it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow with the rest of the Principality of Tver. Town status was granted in 1781.[citation needed]

Klin was taken by the Germans briefly during the Battle of Moscow in 1941. The German occupation lasted from November 23 to December 15, 1941. A short time later, on December 19, the British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and the Soviet ambassador to Great Britain Ivan Maysky visited the town with more than twenty correspondents during Eden's first diplomatic mission to Moscow.


Administrative and municipal status


Within the framework of administrative divisions, Klin serves as the administrative center of Klinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with sixty-one rural localities, incorporated within Klinsky District as the Town of Klin.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Klin is incorporated within Klinsky Municipal District as Klin Urban Settlement.[4]


Architecture and culture


Museum of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Klin
Museum of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Klin

The town is best known as the residence of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose house, the Tchaikovsky House-Museum, is open to visitors as a museum. It was here that the composer wrote his last major work, the 6th symphony, or the "Pathetique".

Among several churches, the most noteworthy are the 16th-century church of the Dormition cloister and the baroque Resurrection cathedral (1712).


Economy


There is a large beer factory, which produces Klinskoye beer.


Transportation


The M10 highway connecting Moscow to St. Petersburg and the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway run through the town.


Geography



Climate


Climate data for Klin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −4
(25)
−3
(27)
1
(34)
10
(50)
17
(63)
21
(70)
23
(73)
22
(72)
16
(61)
9
(48)
1
(34)
−3
(27)
9
(49)
Average low °C (°F) −11
(12)
−11
(12)
−5
(23)
1
(34)
7
(45)
11
(52)
13
(55)
11
(52)
7
(45)
2
(36)
−3
(27)
−8
(18)
1
(34)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4)
34
(1.3)
33
(1.3)
40
(1.6)
66
(2.6)
80
(3.1)
69
(2.7)
64
(2.5)
60
(2.4)
53
(2.1)
44
(1.7)
39
(1.5)
617
(24.2)
Source: www.meteoblue.com[9]

Military


It was home to Klin air base during the Cold War.


Sports


Local association football team Khimik plays in the Moscow Oblast league. Titan Klin play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey.


Notable people



Twin towns – sister cities


Klin is twinned with:[11]


References



Notes


  1. Resolution #123-PG
  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.
  3. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. Law #80/2005-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. "Климат Клин - meteoblue" (in Russian). Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  10. InfoPortal Klin online(in Russian)
  11. "Города-побратимы". klincity.ru (in Russian). Klin. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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На других языках


[de] Klin

Klin (russisch Клин) ist eine russische Stadt in der Oblast Moskau. Sie liegt rund 90 Kilometer nordwestlich von Moskau an der Fernstraße M10 und an der Bahnstrecke Sankt Petersburg–Moskau. Klin ist Verwaltungszentrum des gleichnamigen Rajons und hat 80.585 Einwohner (Stand 14. Oktober 2010).[1]
- [en] Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast

[es] Klin

Klin (en ruso: Клин) es una ciudad del óblast de Moscú, en Rusia, centro administrativo del rayón de Klin. Está situada a 85 km al noroeste de Moscú. Pasan por la ciudad la M10 y el ferrocarril que une Moscú y San Petersburgo. Su población se elevaba a 80.259 habitantes en 2010.

[ru] Клин (город)

Клин — город областного подчинения в Московской области, административный центр городского округа Клин. Населённый пункт воинской доблести.



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