Solnechnogorsk (russian: Солнечного́рск, lit. ''sunny mountain town'') is a

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and the

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Solnechnogorsky District Solnechnogorsky District (russian: Солнечного́рский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #27/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest o ...

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 ...

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, located on the Moscow–St. Petersburg Highway and the Moscow–St. Petersburg railway, on the coast of

Senezh Lake Senezh (), also known as Senezhskoye (Сенежское), is a lake in Moscow Oblast, Russia, about 60 km northwest of Moscow. Area: 7 km². The town of Solnechnogorsk Solnechnogorsk (russian: Солнечного́рск, lit. '' ...

, northwest 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: It was previously known as ''Solnechnaya Gora'' (until 1938).

History

Originally a village named Solnechnaya Gora (), it was granted town status and renamed Solnechnogorsk in 1938. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Solnechnogorsk was briefly occupied by the German 4th Panzer Group from November 24 to December 12, 1941. It was one of the towns that was captured in the northern pincer of the attempted German encirclement of Moscow.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Solnechnogorsk serves as the

.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-five rural localities, incorporated within Solnechnogorsky District 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 Solnechnogorsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Solnechnogorsk is incorporated within Solnechnogorsky Municipal District as Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement.Law #27/2005-OZ

Economy

Industry in the town is represented by a metal construction factory, a glass-works, a sports fishing business, holiday homes, sport centers, children's summer camps, and ski lodges.

Culture

There is a museum of local lore in the town. Not far from Solnechnogorsk is the estate of Shakhmatovo that once belonged to a prominent Russian poet

Alexander Blok Alexander Alexandrovich Blok ( rus, Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бло́к, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈblok, a=Ru-Alyeksandr Alyeksandrovich Blok.oga; 7 August 1921) was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publ ...

; a museum of him has been opened there.

Military

The town is the headquarters for the

Main Centre for Missile Attack Warning The 820th Main Centre for Missile Attack Warning ( rus, Главный центр предупреждения о ракетном нападении (Гцпрн), GTsPRN) is the Russian early warning network against ballistic missile attack. It ...

. The

Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces ...

relocated the 18th Motor Rifle Brigade here from the Baltics from 1993 until the brigade was disbanded in 1998.

Notable people

The town is the birthplace of the former Soviet hockey player

Viktor Shalimov Viktor Ivanovich Shalimov ( Russian: Виктор Иванович Шалимов; born April 20, 1951 in Solnechnogorsk, Soviet Union) is a retired ice hockey player who played in the Soviet Hockey League. He played for HC Spartak Moscow. He w ...

. Solnechnogorsk is the residence of produce
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who's well-known in the trap-metal scene, recognized by his Russian producer tag "Делит на бите, сука".

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast