Krasnoarmeysk () is a

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, Russia, on the Vorya (

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) northeast of

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. Population:

History

The town grew from the village of Muromtsevo (), where a

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factory was established in 1834. In 1928, the settlements around the textile factory were merged into the settlement of Krasnoflotsky (), which in 1929 was renamed Krasnoarmeysky (). Town status was granted to the settlement in 1947, when it was renamed Krasnoarmeysk.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Krasnoarmeysk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #11/2013-OZ As a municipal division, Krasnoarmeysk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Krasnoarmeysk Urban Okrug.Law #57/2005-OZ

Economy

Transportation

Krasnoarmeysk is a terminal station on a railway line branching in Sofrino from the railway connecting Moscow and

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. There is an (infrequent) passenger service from

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in Moscow.

Notable people

* Vladimir Gerasimov (born 1975), footballer *

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=June 2011 Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Naukograds