Snezhinsk ( rus, Сне́жинск, p=ˈsnʲeʐɨnsk) is a
closed town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Chelyabinsk Oblast,
Russia
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. Population:
History
The settlement began in 1955 as Residential settlement number 2, a name which it had until 1957 when it received town status. It was successively known as Kasli-2 (1957–1959), Chelyabinsk-50 (1959–1966), and Chelyabinsk-70 (1966–1993), after the relatively close city of
Chelyabinsk
Chelyabinsk ( rus, Челя́бинск, p=tɕɪˈlʲæbʲɪnsk, a=Ru-Chelyabinsk.ogg; ba, Силәбе, ''Siläbe'') is the administrative center and largest city of Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. It is the seventh-largest city in Russia, with a ...
. During the Soviet era, Snezhinsk was a
closed city
A closed city or closed town is a settlement where travel or residency restrictions are applied so that specific authorization is required to visit or remain overnight. Such places may be sensitive military establishments or secret research ins ...
: it was not shown on maps and civil overflights were forbidden.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two
rural localities, incorporated as the
Town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
of Snezhinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Resolution #161] As a
municipal division, the Town of Snezhinsk is incorporated as Snezhinsky Urban Okrug.
Science
Snezhinsk is one of two centers of the Russian nuclear program (the other is
Sarov
Sarov (russian: Саро́в) is a closed town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It was known as Gorkiy-130 (Горький-130) and Arzamas-16 (), after a (somewhat) nearby town of Arzamas,SarovLabsCreation of Nuclear Center Arzamas-16/ref ...
) and is built around a scientific research institute—"
".
International relations
Snezhinsk is a sister city of
Livermore,
California
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,
United States
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.
City of Livermore Sister City page accessed 08-18-2021.
See also
*List of closed cities
A closed city or closed town is a settlement where travel or residency restrictions are applied so that specific authorization is required to visit or remain overnight. Such places may be sensitive military establishments or secret research ins ...
References
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External links
Website of Snezhinsk
Pictures Snezhinsk
More pictures of Snezhinsk
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Cities and towns in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Closed cities
Nuclear weapons program of the Soviet Union
Naukograds