Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast
City in Moscow Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zhukovsky (Russian: Жуковский, Russian pronunciation: [ʐʊˈkofskʲɪj]) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 104,736 (2010 Census);[2] 101,328 (2002 Census);[6] 100,609 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
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Zhukovsky
Жуковский | |
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| Coordinates: 55°35′50″N 38°07′13″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1935 |
| City status since | April 23, 1947 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies |
| • Head | Andrey Voytuk |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 104,736 |
| • Rank | 154th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Capital of | Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Zhukovsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Zhukovsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 140180 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49648 |
| OKTMO ID | 46725000001 |
| City Day | Third Sunday of August |
| Website | www |
The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation").[citation needed] It was named after Alexey Stakhanov, a Russian miner of the Stalinist era. On April 23, 1947, the settlement was granted town status and renamed Zhukovsky, in honor of scientist Nikolay Zhukovsky.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Zhukovsky Urban Okrug.[3]
Zhukovsky is a home to the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute and N. Ye. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute — they are two major facilities involved in testing and designing aircraft. These facilities were employers for a great portion of the city's population before perestroika. Also, there is situated the Aeromechanics faculty of MIPT.
There are a number smaller, but also important enterprises, such as:
The airline Aviastar-TU has its head office in Zhukovsky.[8]
There are also a number of flight testing divisions of the aviation design bureaus (Sukhoy, Ilyushin, Tupolev, etc.) located in the area as well as machine-building plants, paper-mill food industry - Inko, Nestlé, local bread-baking plant.
In 2008, President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree establishing the National Aircraft Industry Centre.[9]
Zhukovsky is the center of track and field athletics in Moscow Oblast. Most notable athletes born in Zhukovsky are Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Andrey Yepishin, Dmitry Bogdanov, and others. In 2005, the Meteor international standard athletics stadium was opened.
There was also a bandy club Strela based in Zhukovsky.
Zhukovsky museum was opened in 1979. It contains a unique collection of pilot's uniform and equipment.[10]
Zhukovsky is twinned with:[11]
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