Ramenskoye (, ) is a

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and the

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of Ramensky District in

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, located southeast of

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Etymology

The town's name derives from an Old Slavonic word "" (''ramenye''), meaning "on the edge of forest".

Population

Population: 69,000 (1974); 28,000 (1939).

History

The area where the town now stands was first mentioned in 1328. A stone church was built here by Count Platon Musin-Pushkin in 1725–1730. In the 1770s, the '' selo'' of Novo-Troitskoye () was established here; its name later changed to Ramenskoye. In 1831, a textile factory was founded in Ramenskoye and by the second half of the 19th century, it had grown to be one of the largest enterprises in the

Russian Empire The Russian Empire was an empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its establishment in November 1721 until the proclamation of the Russian Republic in September 1917. At its height in the late 19th century, it covered about , roughl ...

. On March 15, 1926, Ramenskoye was granted town status.

Russo-Ukrainian War

On the night of 9 September 2024, during a large-scale Ukrainian drone attack on western Russia. a Ukrainian drone crashed into an apartment building in Ramenskoye, killing 1 and injuring 3 according to Moscow Oblast governor Andrey Vorobyov.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ramenskoye serves as the

of Ramensky District.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with the

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

of Dergayevo, incorporated within Ramensky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Ramenskoye. As a municipal division, the Town of Ramenskoye is incorporated within Ramensky Municipal District as Ramenskoye Urban Settlement.Law #55/2005-OZ

Transportation

The Zhukovsky airport serves the Gromov Flight Research Institute.

Sports

FC Saturn Ramenskoye is the local

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

club.

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Ramensky District Bronnitsky Uyezd