Elektrogorsk (russian: Электрого́рск) is a

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Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...

, Russia, located east from

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. Population:

History

Elektrogorsk was founded in 1912 due to the construction of the first big

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-fired

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in Russia, which would be called ''Elektroperedacha'' ("", lit. "

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"). The settlement was named after the power station. In 1946, it was granted town status and renamed Elektrogorsk. It has a highly variable climate ranging from in the winter up to in the summer.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the administrative divisions framework, it is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #11/2013-OZ As a municipal division, Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug.Law #131/2004-OZ

Notable residents

Aleksandr Boloshev Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Boloshev (russian: Александр Александрович Болошев; 12 March 1947, Elektrogorsk, Moscow Oblast, USSR – 16 July 2010, Volgograd, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian basketball player who won gol ...

(1947–2010), basketball player *

Alexey Chesmin Alexey Chesmin (russian: Алексей Чесмин, born 7 February 1986 in Elektrogorsk) is a Russian Paralympic footballer who won a silver medal during the 2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer P ...

(born 1986), paralympic footballer

References

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External links

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Official website of Elektrogorsk

Elektrogorsk Business Directory
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