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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]

Solnechnogorsk Солнечногорск
Town[1]
Sovetskaya Square in Solnechnogorsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Solnechnogorsk
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Coordinates: 56°11′N 36°59′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Solnechnogorsky District[1]
Town	Solnechnogorsk[1]
Town status since	1938
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	52,944
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	51,919 (−1.9%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Solnechnogorsky District[1], Town of Solnechnogorsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Solnechnogorsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Solnechnogorsky Municipal District[4], Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	141501–141508, 141516, 141530
OKTMO ID	46652101001

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

History

Originally a village named Solnechnaya Gora (Солнечная Гора), it was granted town status and renamed Solnechnogorsk in 1938.^{[citation needed]} During World War II, Solnechnogorsk was briefly occupied by the German 4th Panzer Group from November 24 to December 12, 1941. 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

Sources

• Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
• Московская областная Дума. Закон №27/2005-ОЗ от 21 января 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Солнечногорского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №227/2011-ОЗ от 29 декабря 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Солнечногорского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №22, 8 февраля 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #27/2005-OZ of January 21, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Solnechnogorsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #227/2011-OZ of December 29, 2011 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Solnechnogorsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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- [en] Solnechnogorsk

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[ru] Солнечногорск

Солнечного́рск — город в России, административный центр городского округа Солнечногорск в Московской области. Расположен к северо-западу от Москвы (44 км от МКАД) на Клинско-Дмитровской гряде, на берегу озера Сенежского. Площадь города — 21 км². Средняя температура июля составляет 19,1 °С, средняя температура января — −9,1 °С[2]. Население — 49 389[1] чел. (2021). Населённый пункт воинской доблести.

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