Elektrogorsk Explained

En Name:Elektrogorsk
Ru Name:Электрогорск
Map Label Position:right
Coordinates:55.8833°N 86°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Elektrogorsk (Moscow oblast).png
Federal Subject:Moscow Oblast
Adm City Jur:Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Adm Ctr Of:Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of:Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug
Pop 2020 Census:22653
Established Date:1912
Current Cat Date:1946

Elektrogorsk (Russian: Электрого́рск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 75km (47miles) east from Moscow. Population:

History

Elektrogorsk was founded in 1912 due to the construction of the first big peat-fired thermal power station in Russia, which would be called Elektroperedacha ("Russian: Электропередача", lit. "electric power transmission"). The settlement was named after the power station. In 1946, it was granted town status and renamed Elektrogorsk. It has a highly variable climate ranging from -30°C in the winter up to 25°C in the summer.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the administrative divisions framework, it is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #11/2013-OZ
  2. Law #131/2004-OZ