Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast
Zheleznodorozhny
Железнодорожный | |
|---|---|
 Zheleznodorozhnaya railway station | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Zheleznodorozhny | |
  Zheleznodorozhny Location of Zheleznodorozhny | |
| Coordinates: 55°45′N 38°01′E / 55.750°N 38.017°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1861 |
| City status since | 1952[2] |
| Abolished | January 9, 2015[3] |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Council[2] |
| • Mayor[4] | Yevgeny Zhirkov[4] |
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 131,257 |
| • Rank | 126th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Zheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Capital of | Zheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Zheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Zheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug[6] |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 143980 |
Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодоро́жный) is an inhabited zone and city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 21 kilometers (13 mi) east of Moscow. It was technically abolished and merged into the city of Balashikha in January 2015.[3] Population: 131,257 (2010 Russian census);[5] 103,931 (2002 Census);[8] 97,426 (1989 Soviet census).[9] Its name means "Railway", and its flag and coat of arms both had lines resembling railway tracks.
History
[edit]Founded in 1861 to service the railway station of Obiralovka (Обира́ловка),[2] the settlement became famous as the location where the main character of Leo Tolstoy's 1878 novel Anna Karenina committed suicide. It was renamed Zheleznodorozhny (Russian adjective meaning "railway"; example of use: "zheleznodorozhnaya stantsiya" "railway station") in 1939 and granted town status in 1952.[10] In the 1960s the settlements of Kuchino (Ку́чино), Savvino (Са́ввино), Temnikovo (Те́мниково), and Sergeyevka (Серге́евка) became part of Zheleznodorozhny. Kuchino is historically associated with the name of Andrei Bely, the Russian poet who lived there between 1925 and 1931.
In January 2015 Zheleznodorozhny was abolished and its territory merged into the city of Balashikha.[3]
Administrative and municipal status
[edit]Within the framework of administrative divisions, it was incorporated as Zheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Zheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction was incorporated as Zheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug.[6][3]
Transportation
[edit]The railway connecting Moscow and Vladimir runs through Zheleznodorozhny, which is served by Kuchino and Zheleznodorozhnaya railway stations of the Gorkovsky suburban railway line.
Notable people
[edit]- Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, animated films director, lived here until her death in 1980.
- Vasily Arkhipov, a retired Soviet Navy Vice Admiral, known for having prevented, as a Captain, the firing of a nuclear torpedo, thus preventing a potential escalation of the Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III, lived in the city until his death in 1998.
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Law #11/2013-OZ, rev. prior to December 2014
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "The town's history". Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Law #209/2014-OZ
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yegor Kargalinsky. "Евгений Жирков – мэр, который победил ЖКХ (The Mayor Who Overcame the Public Utility Mafia)". The Weekly Arguments // Аргументы недели. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Law #179/2004-OZ
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик на 1 января 1980 года / Составители В. А. Дударев, Н. А. Евсеева. — М.: Изд-во «Известия Советов народных депутатов СССР», 1980. — 702 с. — С. 172.
Sources
[edit]- Московская областная Дума. Закон №11/2013-ОЗ от 31 января 2013 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области», в ред. Закона №249/2019-ОЗ от 29 ноября 2019 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области"». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования (13 января 2013 г.). Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №24, 12 февраля 2013 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #11/2013-OZ of January 31, 2013 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Law #249/2019-OZ of November 29, 2019 On amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast". Effective as of the day following the day of the official publication (January 13, 2013).).
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №179/2004-ОЗ от 21 декабря 2004 г. «О статусе и границе городского округа Железнодорожный», в ред. Закона №8/2011-ОЗ от 28 января 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Ногинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований" и Закон Московской области "О статусе и границе городского округа Железнодорожный"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №248, 30 декабря 2004 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #179/2004-OZ of December 21, 2004 On the Status and the Border of Zheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #8/2011-OZ of January 28, 2011 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Noginsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises" and the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Border of Zheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №209/2014-ОЗ от 30 декабря 2014 г. «Об объединении городов областного подчинения Московской области Балашиха и Железнодорожный и внесении изменения в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: Официальный Интернет-портал Правительства Московской области (http://www.mosreg.ru), 12 января 2015 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #209/2014-OZ of December 30, 2014 On the Merger of the Balashikha and Zheleznodorozhny Cities Under Oblast Jurisdiction and on Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).
External links
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Media related to Zheleznodorozhny at Wikimedia Commons
- Zheleznodorozhny Business Directory (in Russian)
