Elektrostal

Elektrostal (English)
Электросталь (Russian)
-  City[1]  -

Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Elektrostal
Location of Elektrostal in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°47′N 38°28′E / 55.783°N 38.467°E / 55.783; 38.467Coordinates: 55°47′N 38°28′E / 55.783°N 38.467°E / 55.783; 38.467
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Administrative center of Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2010)
Urban okrug Elektrostal Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Elektrostal Urban Okrug[2]
Head Andrey Sukhanov
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 155,196 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 114th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
City status since 1938
Previous names Zatishye (until 1928)
Postal code(s)[5] 144000—144012
Dialing code(s) +7 49657
Official website
Elektrostal on Wikimedia Commons

Elektrostal (Russian: Электроста́ль) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 58 kilometers (36 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 155,196 (2010 Census);[3] 146,294 (2002 Census);[6] 152,463 (1989 Census);[7] 135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970); 97,000 (1959); 43,000 (1939).

History

It was known as Zatishye (Зати́шье) until 1928. In 1938, it was granted town status.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Elektrostal City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrostal Urban Okrug.[2]

Economy

Elektrostal is a center of metallurgy and heavy machinery manufacturing. Major companies include:

The 9th radio center in Elektrostal is home to a high power medium wave transmitter.

The first S-400 Triumf missile defense system was deployed at Elektrostal, becoming fully operational on July 1, 2007.[8]

Transportation

LiAZ-5256 bus

Elektrostal is linked by Elektrichka suburban electric trains to Moscow's Kursky Rail Terminal with a travel time of 1 hour and 20 minutes. Long distance buses link Elektrostal to Noginsk, Moscow and other nearby towns. Local public transport includes buses.

Sports

The city ice hockey team Kristall Elektrostal was established in 1949 and plays in the Junior Hockey League Division B.[9]

Notable people

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Elektrostal is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #11/2013-OZ
  2. 1 2 3 Law #130/2004-OZ
  3. 1 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ - "operational start"
  9. ↑ official site
  10. ↑

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