Vysokovsk Explained

En Name:Vysokovsk
Ru Name:Высоковск
Coordinates:56.3167°N 69°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Vysokovsk (Moscow oblast) (1997).png
Federal Subject:Moscow Oblast
Adm District Jur:Klinsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Vysokovsk
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of:Town of Vysokovsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Klinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Vysokovsk Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Vysokovsk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:10635
Established Date:1879
Current Cat Date:1940
Postal Codes:141650

Vysokovsk (Russian: Высоко́вск) is a town in Klinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 99km (62miles) northwest of Moscow. Population:

History

It was founded in 1879 due to the construction of a textile factory by the Vysokovskaya Manufactory Company. Two minor settlements servicing the factory—Vysokoye (Russian: Высо́кое) and Novy Bazar (Russian: Но́вый База́р)—grew into one, named Vysokovsky (Russian: Высоко́вский), in 1928. It was granted town status in 1940 and renamed Vysokovsk.

Geography

Climate

Education

Primary and secondary education

There are two secondary schools in Vysokovsk.[1]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seventeen rural localities, incorporated within Klinsky District as the Town of Vysokovsk.[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Vysokovsk is incorporated within Klinsky Municipal District as Vysokovsk Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Средние общеобразовательные школы в Высоковске с отзывами, рейтингом и схемой проезда . Навигатор Образования . 21 November 2021 . ru-RU.
  2. Resolution #123-PG
  3. Law #80/2005-OZ