Gorny, Zabaykalsky Krai Explained

En Name:	Gorny
Ru Name:	Горный
Coordinates:	51.55°N 115°W
Map Label Position:	right
Federal Subject:	Zabaykalsky Krai
Adm Data As Of:	January 2012
Adm District Jur:	Ulyotovsky District
Inhabloc Cat:	Urban-type settlement
Mun Data As Of:	December 2009
Urban Okrug Jur:	Gorny Urban Okrug
Urban Okrug Jur Ref:	^[1]
Mun Admctr Of:	Gorny Urban Okrug
Pop 2010Census:	12341
Established Date:	October 10, 1965
Prev Name1:	Chita-46
Prev Name1 Date:	1994
Date:	March 2012

Gorny (Russian: Го́рный), formerly known as Chita-46 (Russian: Чита́-46), is a closed urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Ulyotovsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Population:

Up until 2002 the 4th Rocket Division of the 53rd Rocket Army, Strategic Rocket Forces was located at Drovyanaya, at coordinates which very closely match Gorniy.^[2] The settlement has also hosted the 200th Artillery Brigade since 1973.^[3]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorny is subordinated to Ulyotovsky District.^[4] As a municipal division, the urban-type settlement of Gorny is incorporated as Gorny Urban Okrug.^[5]

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Notes and References

1. Law #316-ZZK
2. http://www.ww2.dk/new/rvsn/4md.htm. The 'Harbin' name was drawn from the 46th Tank Division, originally the 300th Rifle Division (II).
3. Web site: 200th Artillery Brigade of High Power.
4. Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai
5. The Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities lists two urban-type settlements and twenty-two rural localities in Ulyotovsky District. The urban-type settlement of Gorny is listed as a part of Gorny Urban Okrug in Law #316-ZZK.