Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Lesnoy.

Lesnoy (Russian: Лесно́й) is a closed town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located 254 kilometers (158 mi) north of Yekaterinburg on the banks of the Tura River. Population: 50,363 (2010 Census);^[2] 53,195 (2002 Census).^[6]

Lesnoy Лесной
Town[1]
House of Culture in Lesnoy
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lesnoy
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Coordinates: 58°38′N 59°47′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Sverdlovsk Oblast[1]
Founded	1947
Government
• Mayor	Sergey Cherepanov
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	50,363
• Rank	316th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	closed administrative-territorial formation of Lesnoy[1]
• Capital of	closed administrative-territorial formation of Lesnoy
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Lesnoy Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Lesnoy Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	624200
Dialing code(s)	+7 34342
OKTMO ID	65749000001

History

It was founded in 1947 when Plant 418 was constructed to produce highly enriched uranium (HEU) for the production of nuclear weapons.^{[citation needed]} Nuclear weapons were also assembled there. In 1954, it became the closed town of Sverdlovsk-45 to support production of nuclear weapons.^[7]

Sverdlovsk-45 remained secret until President Boris Yeltsin decreed in 1992 that such places could use their historical names; the town had not appeared on official maps until then.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of the administrative divisions, it is, together with one work settlement and three rural localities, incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Lesnoy^[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[8] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Lesnoy is incorporated as Lesnoy Urban Okrug.^[3]