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Krasnogorsk (russian: Красного́рск, ) 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 An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of Krasnogorsky District in Moscow Oblast,

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, located on the Moskva River, adjacent to the northwestern boundary of

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 millio ...

. Population:

History

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

was established here in 1932, to which town status was granted in 1940. In the 1940s, the Antifascist Central School, in which many foreign Communists studied and lectured, was located at Krasnogorsk. After the

war War is an intense armed conflict between states, governments, societies, or paramilitary groups such as mercenaries, insurgents, and militias. It is generally characterized by extreme violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular o ...

, the German V2 rocket scientists which the Soviet Army had captured were settled here with their families.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnogorsk serves as the

of Krasnogorsky District.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Krasnogorsky 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 Krasnogorsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Krasnogorsk is incorporated within Krasnogorsky Municipal District as Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement.Law #70/2005-OZ

Economy

The city is known for the

Krasnogorsky Zavod Krasnogorsky zavod (russian: Красногорский завод им. С. А. Зверева, , Krasnogorsk Works named after S. A. Zverev) is a Russian factory in Krasnogorsk near Moscow which specializes in optical technology. Part of Shvab ...

company, which produced the Zorki, Zenit, and Krasnogorsk cameras there until the early 1990s. The coat of arms acknowledges this by featuring a prism and light rays. Krasnogorsk is one of the few oblast cities that is connected to Moscow via

Moscow Metro The Moscow Metro) is a metro system serving the Russian capital of Moscow as well as the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy and Kotelniki in Moscow Oblast. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first ...

. It is served by Metro station Myakinino (named after a nearby village). Crocus Expo, Russia's largest exhibition center, is located in Krasnogorsk.

Education and culture

Education is represented by 18 government and 4 private schools. In addition, the city has a music school, art school, a center for the development of creativity for children and youth, a sports school for basketball. In Krasnogorsk there is The Moscow Region Palace of Culture, the Scarlet Sails Concert Hall with an organ function (the Krasnogorsk Philharmonic Society operates on the basis of the hall). Krasnogorsk has the only museum of German anti-fascists in the country. Near Krasnogorsk, there is a private museum of vintage cars and technology.

Sports

The city is home to

Zorky Krasnogorsk Zorky (russian: Зоркий) is a bandy club based in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Its team currently plays in the Russian Bandy Super League, the top tier of the Russian bandy championship. The club was founded in 1954. Zorky have ha ...

bandy team, who are former national champions for men (three titles, one each for

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(the only season that title was played for) and Russia). After getting in financial problems, the team did not play in the

2016–17 Russian Bandy Super League The 2016–17 Russian Bandy Super League is the 25th season of the present highest Russian men's bandy top division, Russian Bandy Super League. The regular season began on 7 November 2016, and the final was played on 26 March 2016, when SKA-Neft ...

, but will return to the highest division for the 2017–18 season. The club has also become national champions for women. Their home arena,

Zorky Stadium Zorky Stadium is a sports venue in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is the home of Zorky Zorky (russian: Зоркий) is a bandy club based in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Its team currently plays in the Russian Bandy Super ...

, has a capacity of 8,000. 7th-9 December 2017, it will host a four nations tournament.

Notable people

Krasnogorsk is the birthplace of Russian hockey player Vladimir Petrov. American MMA fighter

Jeff Monson Oregon State Beavers Jeffrey William Monson (born January 18, 1971) is an American-Russian mixed martial artist, boxer, and submission grappler who competes primarily in the Heavyweight division. A professional competito ...

was elected to the local council in 2018.

Twin towns – sister cities

Krasnogorsk is twinned with: * Antibes, France * Goirle, Netherlands * Höchstadt an der Aisch, Germany * Karelichy, Belarus * Plungė, Lithuania * Slivnitsa, Bulgaria *

Tukums Tukums (; german: Tuckum; liv, Tukāmō) is a town in the Zemgale region of Latvia. History The historical center of Tukums developed between trade routes leading from the mouth of the Daugava River to Prussia. The oldest part is today's Ta ...

, Latvia * Wągrowiec, Poland

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External links

Official website of Krasnogorsk

Official website of Zorky
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