Troitsk () is a

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in Troitsky Administrative Okrug of the

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, located on the

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History

Troitsk was first mentioned in 1646 as a settlement of Troitskoye.Троицк вчера, сегодня, завтра. Юбилейное издание / Под ред. К. П. Рязанова. — Троицк: Тровант, 2007. — 128 с.: 414 илл. It was renamed Troitsk and granted town status in 1977. Until July 1, 2012, it was a part of

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

but was transferred to Moscow's jurisdiction along with other territories in the southwest.

Administrative and municipal status

On July 1, 2012 Troitsk was transferred to the city of Moscow and became a part of the newly established Troitsky Administrative Okrug. Prior to the transfer, within the framework of administrative divisions, it was incorporated as Troitsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #12/2001-OZ; revision prior to July 17, 2012 As a municipal division, Troitsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction was incorporated as Troitsk Urban Okrug.Law #48/2005-OZ

Research

It is home of a number of research institutes of the

Russian Academy of Sciences The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such ...

, including: * Institute for Nuclear Research * Pushkov Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, Ionosphere and Radio Wave Propagation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, IZMIRAN * Institute for High Pressure Physics Russian Academy of Sciences * Institute for Spectroscopy of the Russian Academy of Sciences * Technological Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials * Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Thermonuclear Research * Branch of Lebedev Physical Institute * Branch of the of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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External links

Troitsk online community
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Moscow (federal city) Troitsky Administrative Okrug Naukograds