Klimovsk

Klimovsk (Russian: Климовск, IPA: [ˈklʲiməfsk]) is a city in Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 55 kilometers (34 mi) south of Moscow and 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) south of Podolsk.^[5] Population: 56,186 (2010 Census);^[2] 55,644 (2002 Census);^[6] 56,720 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Klimovsk Климовск
Town[1]
Aerial view of Klimovsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Klimovsk
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Coordinates: 55°22′N 37°32′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Founded	first half of the 19th century
Town status since	October 7, 1940
Elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	56,186
• Rank	293rd in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Klimovsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Klimovsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Klimovsk Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Klimovsk Urban Okrug[3]
Postal code(s)[4]	142180–142182, 142184
Website	www.klimovsk.ru

History

Klimovsk was founded in the first half of the 19th century as a village with the name of Klimovka (Кли́мовка), which was close to the Moscow–Serpukhov–Tula road.^{[citation needed]} The basic employment of the peasants was agriculture and cattle breeding.

It was renamed Klimovsk in 1883 and granted town status on October 7, 1940.^{[citation needed]} The occurrence and development of Klimovsk is closely connected to the history of a machine-building factory. The Moscow–Kursk railway laid in the immediate proximity of the village has allowed a group of manufacturers in 1882 to begin here the construction of a factory for the manufacture of spare parts for the weaving looms necessary for the cotton-mills of the central provinces of Russia.

When its status as a town was abolished in 2015, it became part of the city of Podolsk. It was the only inhabited locality of the former Klimovsk Urban Okrug.

Twin towns and sister cities

Klimovsk is twinned with:

• Novocheboksarsk, Russia
• Ihtiman, Bulgaria