Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Klin.

Klin (Russian: Клин, lit. a wedge) is a town and the administrative center of Klinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 85 kilometers (53 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 80,585 (2010 Census);^[2] 83,178 (2002 Census);^[6] 94,908 (1989 Soviet census);^[7] 94,000 (1985 est.).

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Town[1]
Sovetskaya Square in Klin
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Location of Klin
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Coordinates: 56°20′N 36°44′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Klinsky District[1]
Town	Klin[1]
Known since	1317
Town status since	1781
Government
• Head	Alena Sokolskaya
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	80,585
• Rank	206th in 2010
Administrative status
• Capital of	Klinsky District,[1] Town of Klin[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Klinsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Klin Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Klinsky Municipal District,[3] Klin Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	141601–141607, 141609, 141612, 141613, 141618
Dialing code(s)	+7 49624
OKTMO ID	46737000001

History

It has been known since 1317.^{[citation needed]} In 1482, it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow with the rest of the Principality of Tver. Town status was granted in 1781.^{[citation needed]}

Klin was taken by the Germans briefly during the Battle of Moscow in 1941. The German occupation lasted from November 23 to December 15, 1941. A short time later, on December 19, the British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and the Soviet ambassador to the United Kingdom Ivan Maysky visited the town with more than twenty correspondents during Eden's first diplomatic mission to Moscow.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Klin serves as the administrative center of Klinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with sixty-one rural localities, incorporated within Klinsky District as the Town of Klin.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Klin is incorporated within Klinsky Municipal District as Klin Urban Settlement.^[3]

Architecture and culture

Museum of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Klin

The town is best known as the residence of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose house, the Tchaikovsky House-Museum, is open to visitors as a museum. It was here that the composer wrote his last major work, the 6th symphony, or the "Pathetique".

Among several churches, the most noteworthy are the 16th-century church of the Dormition cloister and the baroque Resurrection cathedral (1712).

Economy

There is a large beer factory, which produces Klinskoye beer.

Transportation

The M10 highway connecting Moscow to St. Petersburg and the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway run through the town.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Klin
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−4 (25)	−3 (27)	1 (34)	10 (50)	17 (63)	21 (70)	23 (73)	22 (72)	16 (61)	9 (48)	1 (34)	−3 (27)	9 (49)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−11 (12)	−11 (12)	−5 (23)	1 (34)	7 (45)	11 (52)	13 (55)	11 (52)	7 (45)	2 (36)	−3 (27)	−8 (18)	1 (34)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	35 (1.4)	34 (1.3)	33 (1.3)	40 (1.6)	66 (2.6)	80 (3.1)	69 (2.7)	64 (2.5)	60 (2.4)	53 (2.1)	44 (1.7)	39 (1.5)	617 (24.2)
Source: www.meteoblue.com[8]

Military

It was home to the Klin air base during the Cold War.

Sports

Local association football team Khimik plays in the Moscow Oblast league. Titan Klin play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey.

Notable people

• Sergei Tyablikov, theoretical physicist
• Yevgeny Minayev, Soviet Olympic weightlifter
• Yevgeny Leonov, film director who grew up in Klin
• Vera Mukhina, sculptor;^[9] one of the streets in the town is named after her

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Klin is twinned with:^[10]

• Lappeenranta, Finland (1975)
• Orly, France (1980)
• Meishan, China (1998)
• Krychaw, Belarus (2002)
• Byerazino, Belarus (2005)