Lesnoy, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast Explained

En Name:Lesnoy
Ru Name:Лесно́й
Map Label Position:bottom
Federal Subject:Moscow Oblast
Adm District Jur:Pushkinsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Urban-type settlement
Pop 2010Census:8569

Lesnoy (Russian: Лесно́й) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Pushkinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 42km (26miles) northeast from Moscow on the road to Yaroslavl and Arkhangelsk. Population:

Lesnoy history dates back to 1934, when Sovnarkom decided to build a transmitting radio center in Pushkinsky District. A settlement that grew around the radio center was officially named Lesnoy on April 1, 1954.

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