Elektrogorsk

Elektrogorsk (Russian: Электрого́рск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 75 kilometers (47 mi) east from Moscow. Population: 20,353 (2002 Census);^[5] 18,391 (1989 Soviet census).^[6]

Elektrogorsk Электрогорск
Town[1]
Elektrogorsk Train Station in Elektrogorsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Elektrogorsk
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Coordinates: 55°53′N 38°48′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Founded	1912
Town status since	1946
Elevation	133 m (436 ft)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug[2]
• Capital of	Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug[2]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	142530
OKTMO ID	46759000006

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 ("Электропередача", lit. "electric power transmission").^{[citation needed]} The settlement was named after the power station. In 1946, it was granted town status and renamed Elektrogorsk.^{[citation needed]} It has a highly variable climate ranging from −30 °C (−22 °F) in the winter up to 25 °C (77 °F) 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]

Notable people

• Aleksandr Boloshev (1947–2010), basketball player
• Alexey Chesmin (born 1986), paralympic footballer