Moskovsky (russian: Моско́вский) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
in
Moskovsky Settlement 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 million ...
. The town of Moskovsky was formerly located in
Leninsky District Leninsky District may refer to:
*Leninsky District, Russia, name of several districts and city districts in Russia
* Lenin District, Bishkek, a city district of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
* Leninsky District, Belarus, a city district (''raion'') of Minsk, ...
of
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 R ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
, and since July 2012 it is a part of the
federal city
The term federal city is a title for certain cities in Germany, Switzerland, and Russia.
Germany
In Germany, the former West German capital Bonn has been designated with the unique title of federal city (''Bundesstadt''). Since 28 April 1994, i ...
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 million ...
. It is located southwest of the center Moscow and east of
Vnukovo International Airport
Vnukovo, formally Vnukovo Andrei Tupolev International Airport (named after Andrei Tupolev) ( rus, links=no, Внуково, p=ˈvnukəvə) , is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, southwest of the centre of Moscow ...
. Population:
It was founded in 1968 as a rural locality around the agricultural company ''
Mosagro'' (''Agrokombinat "Moskovsky"''). Town status was granted to it in 2004.
On July 1, 2012 Moskovsky was transferred to the city of Moscow and became a part of
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug (russian: Новомосковский административный округ), is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow. The okrug was created on July 1, 2012.
The administrative center ...
.
Route 876 and 876e currently connect Moskovsky with
Salaryevo
Salaryevo (russian: Саларьево) is a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line. It opened on 15 February 2016 and was the southwestern terminus of the line, between Rumyantsevo and Filatov Lug stations. Salaryevo became the 200th ...
metro station via M3 Highway.
It is to note, however, that transport accessibility from the town to the station is slow: congested highway doesn't provide quick access to the metro station on hours of morning commute, since Moscovsky serves as a gateway from New Moscow to M3 highway.
References
External links
Official website of MoskovskyForum residents of Moskovsky townOfficial website of Agrokombinat "Moskovsky"
Unofficial website of Moskovsky
{{Authority control
Moskovsky Settlement
Cities and towns under jurisdiction of Moscow