Shchyolkovo ( rus, Щёлково, p=ˈɕːɵlkəvə) is a
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
and the
administrative center of
Shchyolkovsky District in
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 on the
Klyazma River
The Klyazma (, ''Klyaz'ma''), a river in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, forms a left tributary of the Oka.[Oka
Oka or OKA may refer to:
Cars
* Oka (automobile), a small car designed by AvtoVAZ and produced by ZMA and SeAZ
* OKA 4wd, a large 4-wheel-drive vehicle made in Western Australia by OKA
Military
* 2B1 Oka, Soviet 420 mm self-propelled mor ...]
's
tributary), northeast of
Moscow. Population: 112,865 (
2002 Census);
109,255 (
1989 Census);
91,000 (1977).
History
It dates back to the 16th century. Town status was granted to it in 1925.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Shchyolkovo serves as the
administrative center of
Shchyolkovsky District.
[Resolution #123-PG] As an administrative division, it is, together with seven
rural localities, incorporated within Shchyolkovsky District as the
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of Shchyolkovo.
As a
municipal division, the City of Shchyolkovo is incorporated within Shchyolkovsky Municipal District as Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement.
[Law #83/2005-OZ]
Transportation
The city is reachable in about one hour by suburban trains from the
Yaroslavsky railway station
Moscow Yaroslavsky railway station (russian: Ярославский вокзал) is one of the nine main railway stations in Moscow.
Situated on Komsomolskaya Square (close to the Kazansky and Leningradsky Stations), Moscow Yaroslavskaya ha ...
in
Moscow.
Twin towns – sister cities
Shchyolkovo is
twinned with:
*
Brovary, Ukraine
* Brovary Raion, Ukraine
* Celje, Slovenia
* Feodosia, Ukraine
* Gagra, Georgia
* Grodno Region, Belarus
* Grodzisk Wielkopolski County, Poland
* Hemer, Germany
* Orhei District, Moldavia
* Gmina Rakoniewice, Rakoniewice, Poland
* Širvintos District Municipality, Širvintos, Lithuania
* Talsi Municipality, Talsi, Latvia
References
Notes
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