Krasnozavodsk

Krasnozavodsk (Russian: Краснозаво́дск; lit. "red factory") is a town in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Kunya River (Dubna's tributary) 88 kilometers (55 mi) northeast of Moscow and 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) north of Sergiyev Posad, the administrative center of the district. Population: 13,392 (2010 Census);^[2] 13,549 (2002 Census);^[6] 29,786 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Krasnozavodsk Краснозаводск
Town[1]
House of Culture in Krasnozavodsk
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Location of Krasnozavodsk
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Coordinates: 56°26′N 38°14′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Sergiyevo-Posadsky District[1]
Town	Krasnozavodsk[1]
Founded	1915
Town status since	1940
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	13,392
Administrative status
• Capital of	Town of Krasnozavodsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Krasnozavodsk Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Krasnozavodsk Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	141321
OKTMO ID	46728000006
Website	krasnozavodsk.info

History

It was founded in 1915 as a settlement servicing a mechanical factory and initially had no name.^{[citation needed]} After 1917, it was called Vozrozhdeniye (Возрожде́ние, lit. revival), Zagorsky (Заго́рский), due to its vicinity to Zagorsk (now Sergiyev Posad); and Krasnozavodsky (Краснозаво́дский).^{[citation needed]} In 1940, it was granted town status and given its present name.^{[citation needed]} On December 8, 1999, a part of Krasnozavodsk containing the research institute and the nearby settlement of Novostroyka were incorporated into the new town of Peresvet.^[8] The process was finalized on March 28, 2000.^[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky District as the Town of Krasnozavodsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Krasnozavodsk is incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District as Krasnozavodsk Urban Settlement.^[3]