Ramenskoye, Moscow Oblast Explained

En Name:Ramenskoye
Ru Name:Раменское
Coordinates:55.5689°N 38.2253°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Ramenskoye (Moscow oblast).png
Pushpin Map:Russia Moscow Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Federal Subject:Moscow Oblast
Adm District Jur:Ramensky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Ramenskoye
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of1:Ramensky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Ramenskoye
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Ramensky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Ramenskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Ramensky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Ramenskoye Urban Settlement
Leader Name:Nikolai Khanin[1]
Pop 2010Census:96317
Pop 2010Census Rank:176th
Established Date:1770s
Current Cat Date:March 15, 1926
Prev Name1:Novo-Troitskoye
Postal Codes:140100–140105, 140108, 140109, 140116
Dialing Codes:49646
Embedded:
Wikidata:yes
Zoom:10
Marker:city
Coord:55.5689°N 38.2253°W

Ramenskoye (Russian: Ра́менское, pronounced as /ru/) is a town and the administrative center of Ramensky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 46km (29miles) southeast of Moscow.

Etymology

The town's name derives from an Old Slavonic word "Russian: раменье" (ramenye), meaning "on the edge of forest".

Population

Population: 69,000 (1974); 28,000 (1939).

History

The area where the town now stands was first mentioned in 1328. A stone church was built here by Count Platon Musin-Pushkin in 1725–1730. In the 1770s, the selo of Novo-Troitskoye (Russian: Ново-Троицкое) was established here; its name later changed to Ramenskoye. In 1831, a textile factory was founded in Ramenskoye and by the second half of the 19th century, it had grown to be one of the largest enterprises in the Russian Empire. On March 15, 1926, Ramenskoye was granted town status.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ramenskoye serves as the administrative center of Ramensky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Dergayevo, incorporated within Ramensky District as the Town of Ramenskoye. As a municipal division, the Town of Ramenskoye is incorporated within Ramensky Municipal District as Ramenskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

Transportation

The Zhukovsky airport serves the Gromov Flight Research Institute.

Sports

FC Saturn Ramenskoye is the local association football club.

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ru. Главой Раменского округа Подмосковья избрали Николая Ханина. tass.ru. 2023-08-17.
  2. Resolution #123-PG
  3. Law #55/2005-OZ