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Balashikha (Russian: Балашиха, IPA: [bəlɐˈʂɨxə]) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) east of the Moscow Ring Road.

Balashikha
Балашиха
City[1]
Clockwise: Lenina Avenue, Balashikha-Arena, Balashikha railway station. Balashikha cotton mill #1
Location of Balashikha
Balashikha
Location of Balashikha
Balashikha
Balashikha (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°49′N 37°58′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Founded1830[2]
City status since1939
Government
  BodyCouncil of Deputies
  HeadSergey Yurov
Area
  Total244.18 km2 (94.28 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
  Total215,494
  Estimate 
(2018)[5]
468,221 (+117.3%)
  Rank86th in 2010
  Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Administrative status
  Subordinated toBalashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
  Capital ofBalashikha City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
  Urban okrugBalashikha Urban Okrug[3]
  Capital ofBalashikha Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]
143xxx
Dialing code(s)+7 495
OKTMO ID46704000001
Websitewww.balashiha.ru

Etymology


In Finno-Ugric languages,[which?] Bala-shika means land of celebrations, land of laughter and fun.[8] Finnic peoples lived in this area before Slavs.


Geography


The city is known for its unique river and waterway system. The Pekhorka River system covers an area of 40 kilometers (25 mi) from north to south and 20 kilometers (12 mi) from east to west, and many small lakes and ponds were created by damming to provide water power for the cotton mills in the 19th century.


History


Balashikha was established in 1830.[2] It was granted town status in 1939.[9] Several rural hamlets had existed long before on the site of the modern city.

The city stands on the famous Vladimir Highway, which led out of Moscow to the east. This was the route along which convicted criminals were marched to forced labor camps in Siberia. The road was renamed Gorky Highway in the Soviet era. The failure of the Decembrist Revolt against Tsar Nicholas I led to the execution of its ringleaders and the exile of many nobles to Siberia. Soviet-era schoolchildren were told that the prisoners were marched in chains along this road followed by their wives. In truth, the Decembrist prisoners were sent from St. Petersburg, then the capital of Russia, through Yaroslavl, and not through Moscow and Balashikha, and the story was invented as part of celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the event in 1925.

Between 1830 and 1870, a cotton factory was in operation in the area, with its fabric called Balashikha. A railway station was built at the end of the 19th century, again called Balashikha Station.

As it grew, Balashikha absorbed other villages, including Gorenki, a suburban estate of Count Andreas Razumovsky, and Pekhra-Yakovlevskoye, an estate of Prince Galitzine, the latter being in use for 250 years from 1591 to 1828. This is the site of a stone church, built from 1777 to 1782.

Saltykovka, a part of Balashikha, has long been known for its attractions to the artistic community. Isaak Levitan, the famous landscape painter, lived there in 1879. Lev Tolstoy was another frequent visitor.


Soviet period


Several institutions were founded in Balashikha after the October Revolution, including one dedicated to the production of fur.

During the Soviet era, Balashikha became a major industrial center with industries in metallurgy, aviation industry, cryogenic technology, machinery, and other fields.

Balashikha sent many of its sons to the front to fight the Germans during World War II. Among those who fought and died was Ivan Flerov who commanded a Katyusha rocket division and is remembered by several monuments and museums in the area.

Along with many other Russian Orthodox Churches, the Cathedral of Saint Alexander Nevsky was demolished by the government. The Cathedral was blown up in the 1960s but was rebuilt, on its original site, in 2002.


Modernity


The Balashikha Maternity House was designated on July 1, 2003, to be the Moscow Oblast Perinatal Center. This facility will now function as a regional perinatal care facility for high-risk mothers and infants and a perinatal health education center for Moscow Oblast.

Although not part of the extensive Moscow subway system, Balashikha is home to many office workers who commute to Moscow each day. It has several thriving markets and retail centers and is quickly modernizing. It is surrounded by attractive woodland and countryside.

In January 2015, the city of Zheleznodorozhny was abolished with its territory merged into Balashikha.


Administrative and municipal status


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

In the past, Balashikha served as the administrative center of Balashikhinsky District. On January 1, 2011, the district was abolished.


Sport


The 2017 national rink bandy cup took place in Balashikha.[10][11][12]


Culture


Balashikha radio tower - 300-meters mast left and 176-meters tower on the right
Balashikha radio tower - 300-meters mast left and 176-meters tower on the right

The city is home to several music schools, including the Sviridov School of Arts. Attractions include the Balashikha Arena and Moscow Radio Center 13.


Military


Balashikha is the site of a large Russian Army base and was closed to foreigners during the Soviet era, a ban which, in theory, remains to the present day.[citation needed] It was the headquarters of the 1st Corps of the Soviet Air Defense Forces and is now to become the headquarters of the Operational-Strategic Command for Missile-Space Defense. Balashikha is also a base for ODON (Internal security division). Balashikha is home to Military Unit 35690, which is a training facility used by the Federal Security Service.[13]


Notable people



Twin towns – sister cities


Balashikha is twinned with:[14][15]


References



Notes


  1. Law #11/2013-OZ
  2. Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 35. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  3. Law #208/2014-OZ
  4. 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.
  5. http://www.msko.gks.ru/wps/wcm/connect/rosstat_ts/msko/resources/c7954d80450b9e608f41afde4cdebdf4/Оценка+численности+постоянного+населения+Московской+области+по+состоянию+на+1+января++2018+г.doc.
  6. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. "Топонимия Балашихи". Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  9. Balashikha. Official page. History.
  10. "Кубок России по мини-хоккею с мячом - 2017 - Соревнования - Федерация хоккея с мячом России".
  11. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F11118%2F
  12. "Кубок России по мини‐хоккею с мячом стартовал в Балашихе". Телеканал 360°.
  13. Bellingcat Investigation Team (February 17, 2020). ""V" For "Vympel": FSB's Secretive Department "V" Behind Assassination of Georgian Asylum Seeker in Germany". bellingcat. Most frequent were Krasikov’s visits to FSB’s highly secure Special Operations Center in Balashiha, a suburb just outside Moscow. This heavily guarded facility, known as Military Unit 35690, was the original military base for the KGB’s Vympel Spetsnaz unit, and now serves as headquarters for the FSB’s CSO, as well the home-base of the elite and secretive Departments V and A.
  14. "Сергей Юров предложил создать группу по работе с городами-побратимами". balashiha.ru (in Russian). Balashikha. September 9, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  15. "Балашиха и китайский Янчжоу будут сотрудничать в экономике и культуре". balashiha.ru (in Russian). Balashikha. April 13, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

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На других языках


[de] Balaschicha

Balaschicha (russisch Балашиха) ist eine Großstadt in der Oblast Moskau in Russland. Sie liegt etwa 25 km östlich des Stadtzentrums und vier Kilometer von der Stadtgrenze Moskaus, am Moskwa-Nebenfluss Pechorka. 2015 wurde sie mit der benachbarten Großstadt Schelesnodoroschny zusammengeschlossen, wobei letztere als Verwaltungseinheit erlosch. Mit nunmehr 423.946 Einwohnern (Stand: 1. Januar 2015)[2] ist Balaschicha die bevölkerungsreichste Stadt der Oblast.
- [en] Balashikha

[ru] Балашиха

Балаши́ха[прим 1][5][6] — город в России, в центре Московской области, крупнейший город области. Образует город областного подчинения с административной территорией и одноимённое муниципальное образование городской округ Балашиха. Основан в 1830 году. Население города составляет 520 962[3] чел. (2021).



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