Kalininets (russian: Кали́нинец) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in the

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. The town's name is a derivative form an unofficial name for a soldier of Taman Division, which is in turn named after Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin (Russian: Михаи́л Ива́нович Кали́нин).

Location

Kalininets is along the Desna River which is a tributary of the

Pakhra River The Pakhra (russian: Пахра́) is a river in Moscow Oblast and the city of Moscow, Russia, a right tributary of the Moskva. It is 135 km in length. The area of its basin is 2580 km².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 ...

and northeast of

Naro-Fominsk Naro-Fominsk (russian: На́ро-Фоми́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Naro-Fominsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Nara River, southwest from Moscow. Population: History The Fominskoye village was fir ...

on the Little Moscow Ring (Russian: Малом Московском кольце) route A-107 between the Kiev and Minsk highways.

Population, administrative and municipal status

Population: 9,304 ( 1979 Census) As an administrative division, Kalininets was raised from a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are describ ...

to the Work Settlement of Kalininets on July 11, 2006. Kalininets is the most populous settlement of the urban settlement Kalininets, which includes the villages of Petrovskoye, Burtsevo, Novosusino,

Selyatino Selyatino (russian: Селятино) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Naro-Fominsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe a ...

, Sumino, Taraskovo, and Yushkovo. Nearby

in the municipal entity of Selyatino provides local bus service. Selyatino has a

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. Local Bus #55 provides service between the Hospital and nearby Aprelevka train station. Golitsyno has a hospital, too.

Transportation

Railway

*Nearest railway stations or platform on the

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Bryansk Bryansk ( rus, Брянск, p=brʲansk) is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, situated on the River Desna, southwest of Moscow. Population: Geography Urban layout The location of the settlement was originally ass ...

(Kiev, Ukraine)

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Alabino Alabino (russian: Алабино) is a rural locality in the Moscow Oblast of Russia. With a population of over 600 people, it is part of the urban settlement of Selyatino. Until 2006, Alabino was part of the Petrovsky Rural District. The town hos ...

(Russian: Алабино),

(Russian: Селя́тино), and Aprelevka (Russian: Апре́левка) **From the south side of

train station, a local bus leaves for Kalininets with stops in Kalininets at the enlisted barracks KECh (Russian: КЭЧ or Квартирно-Эксплутационная Часть) along Ulitsa Fabrichnoi (Russian: улицей Фабричной), which has a laundry for the Army, often called Posyolok Milni or ''Solemn settlement'' (Russian: Посёлок Мыльный), and a stop at the officers houses (Russian: ДОС or Дома офицерского состава) in Taraskovo (Тарасково) which is near the highway in Kalininets. **From the north side of

train station or from north of the Alabino platform, a local bus for Kalininets has a stop in Alabino at Ulitsa Fabrichnoi (Russian: улицей Фабричной) and the Little Moscow Ring (Russian: Малом Московском кольце) route A-107. **From the south side of Aprelevka train station, local bus #55 leaves for Selyatino (Hospital). The Selyatino local bus terminal has local bus #60 (1190) Selyatino to Golitsyno with stops at Kalininets. *Nearest railway station or platform on the

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(Minsk, Belarus; Warsaw, Poland; Berlin, Germany; Paris, France)

: ** Golitsyno (Russian: Голи́цыно), and Malaya Vyzyomy (Russian: Ма́лая Вязёма or Ма́лые Вязёмы) **From the south side of Golitsyno train station, a local bus #60 (1190) leaves from Golitsyno for Selyatino with a stop at the officers houses (Russian: ДОС or Дома офицерского состава) in Taraskovo (Тарасково) which is near the highway in Kalininets. There is no stop at the enlisted barracks KECh (Russian: КЭЧ or Квартирно-Эксплутационная Часть) in Kalininets. To get the enlisted barracks KECh (Russian: КЭЧ or Квартирно-Эксплутационная Часть) in Kalininets, you must walk along Ulitsa Fabrichnoi (Russian: улицей Фабричной), which has a laundry for the Army, often called Posyolok Milni or ''Solemn settlement'' (Russian: Посёлок Мыльный).

Long distance Highway Coaches

Bus #39 (Russian: маршрут №39) from Kievskaya train station (Russian: Киевского вокзала), Odintsovo station (Russian: станции Одинцово), in Moscow provides service to nearby Golitsyno. From Golitysno, local bus #60 Selyatino to Golitsyno travels along the Little Moscow Ring (Russian: Малом Московском кольце) route A-107 and has stops in Kalininets.

Highway

Along the Little Moscow Ring (Russian: Малом Московском кольце) route A-107, Kalininets is northeast of Selyatino (Russian: Селятино) and south of the Golitsyno (Russian: Голи́цыно). *Kiev highway (Russian: Киевское шоссе): At the intersection of Little Moscow Ring (Russian: Малом Московском кольце) route A-107 and , Kalininets is northeast of the Selyatino (Russian: Селя́тино) exit from Moscow-Kiev, ''Kiev highway'' (Russian: Киевское шоссе). *Minsk highway (Russian: Минское шоссе): At the intersection of Little Moscow Ring (Russian: Малом Московском кольце) route A-107 and , Kalininets is south of the Golitsyno (Russian: Голи́цыно) exit from Moscow-Minsk, ''Minsk highway'' (Russian: Минское шоссе).

Military

The town is home to several units of the 2nd Guards 'Taman' Motor Rifle Division in the

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External links

Official website of Kalininets

Information about Kalininets
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