Ozyorny, Tver Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Ozyorny (inhabited locality).

Ozyorny (Russian: Озёрный), formerly known as Bologoye-4^[7] (Бологое-4), is a closed urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tver Oblast, Russia. Population: 10,882 (2010 Census);^[3] 10,689 (2002 Census).^[8]

Ozyorny Озёрный
Urban-type settlement
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Location of Ozyorny
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Coordinates: 57°51′39″N 33°40′32″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tver Oblast[1]
Founded	1972
Urban-type settlement status since	1992[2]
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	10,882
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Ozyorny Okrug[1]
• Capital of	Ozyorny Okrug[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Ozyorny Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Ozyorny Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	171090
OKTMO ID	28753000051
Website	www.ozerny.ru

History

The settlement was founded in the 1930s as a military unit serving Vypolzovo (air base) (the name of the airfield was taken from the nearby settlement of Vypolzovo).^[2] In the 1960s, the 7th Guards Rocket Division, operating strategic missiles, was relocated to the settlement and became the major employer.^[9] The settlement was known as Bologoye-4 since. In 1992 the urban-type settlement was renamed Ozyorny and officially was granted a status of a closed urban locality.^[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Ozyorny Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Ozyorny Okrug is incorporated as Ozyorny Urban Okrug.^[4]