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Krasnogorsk (Russian: Красного́рск, Russian pronunciation: [krəsnɐˈgorsk]) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, adjacent to the northwestern boundary of Moscow. Population: 116,896(2010 Census);[2] 92,545(2002 Census);[6] 90,477(1989 Census).[7]

Krasnogorsk
Красногорск
City[1]
Crocus City
Location of Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk
Location of Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk (European Russia)
Krasnogorsk
Krasnogorsk (Europe)
Coordinates: 55°49′18″N 37°20′19″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKrasnogorsky District[1]
CityKrasnogorsk[1]
Founded1932
City status since1940
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
  Total116,896
  Rank139th in 2010
Administrative status
  Capital ofKrasnogorsky District[1], City of Krasnogorsk[1]
Municipal status
  Municipal districtKrasnogorsky Municipal District[3]
  Urban settlementKrasnogorsk Urban Settlement[3]
  Capital ofKrasnogorsky Municipal District[3], Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]
143401–143409, 143416, 143448, 143449, 994001
OKTMO ID46744000001
Websitewww.gorodkrasnogorsk.ru
Moscow Oblast Government building
Moscow Oblast Government building

History


An urban-type settlement was established here in 1932, to which town status was granted in 1940.[citation needed]

In the 1940s, the Antifascist Central School, in which many foreign Communists studied and lectured, was located at Krasnogorsk.[citation needed]

After the war, the German V2 rocket scientists which the Soviet Army had captured were settled here with their families.[citation needed]


Administrative and municipal status


Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnogorsk serves as the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Krasnogorsky District as the Town of Krasnogorsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Krasnogorsk is incorporated within Krasnogorsky Municipal District as Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement.[3]


Economy


The city is known for the Krasnogorsky Zavod company, which produced the Zorki, Zenit, and Krasnogorsk cameras there until the[citation needed] early 1990s. The coat of arms acknowledges this by featuring a prism and light rays.

Krasnogorsk is one of the few oblast cities that is connected to Moscow via Moscow Metro. It is served by Metro station Myakinino (named after a nearby village).

Crocus Expo, Russia's largest exhibition center, is located in Krasnogorsk.[citation needed]


Education and culture


Education is represented by 18 government and 4 private schools.

In addition, the city has a music school, art school, a center for the development of creativity for children and youth, a sports school for basketball.

In Krasnogorsk there is The Moscow Region Palace of Culture, the Scarlet Sails Concert Hall with an organ function (the Krasnogorsk Philharmonic Society operates on the basis of the hall).

Krasnogorsk has the only museum of German anti-fascists in the country. Near Krasnogorsk, there is a private museum of vintage cars and technology.


Sports


The city is home to Zorky Krasnogorsk bandy team, who are former national champions for men (three titles, one each for Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independent States (the only season that title was played for) and Russia). After getting in financial problems, the team did not play in the 2016–17 Russian Bandy Super League, but will return to the highest division for the 2017–18 season.[8] The club has also become national champions for women. Their home arena, Zorky Stadium, has a capacity of 8,000.[9] 7th-9 December 2017, it will host a four nations tournament.[10]


Notable people


Krasnogorsk is the birthplace of Russian hockey player Vladimir Petrov.

American MMA fighter Jeff Monson was elected to the local council in 2018.[11]


Twin towns – sister cities


Krasnogorsk is twinned with:[12]


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. Law #70/2005-OZ
  4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
  7. 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.
  8. "Google Translate".
  9. Rusbandy.ru. Information about the stadium (in Russian)
  10. "Google Translate".
  11. U.S. MMA fighter Jeff Monson elected to local council in Russia
  12. "Города побратимы". krasnogorsk-adm.ru (in Russian). Krasnogorsk. Retrieved February 5, 2020.

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На других языках


- [en] Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast

[ru] Красногорск

Красного́рск — город в Московской области России.



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