Vlasikha (russian: Вла́сиха) is a closed urban locality (a work settlement) 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 ...

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. It serves as the headquarters of the

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of Russia.

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Звёздный городок и военный городок Власиха преобразованы в ЗАТО
Population:

History

closed administrative-territorial formation 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 ...

was established on the territory of the closed military townlet #22/1 on January 19, 2009.Decree #70 On August 5, 2009,

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, the

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, issued a Resolution which transformed the military townlet into an

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 ...

.Resolution #110-PG On October 29, the urban-type settlement was named "Vlasikha"; however, as of 2011, this name is not yet official pending the approval by the

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.Resolution #8/94-P

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the

of Vlasikha—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #11/2013-OZ As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Vlasikha is incorporated as Vlasikha Urban Okrug.Law #21/2009-OZ

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* * * * * {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Urban-type settlements in Moscow Oblast Closed cities Populated places established in 2009