Snezhinsk

Snezhinsk (Russian: Сне́жинск, IPA: [ˈsnʲeʐɨnsk]) is a closed town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 48,810 (2010 Census);^[1] 50,451 (2002 Census).^[5]

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Town
A street in Snezhinsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Snezhinsk
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Coordinates: 56°05′N 60°44′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Chelyabinsk Oblast
Founded	1957
Town status since	1922
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	48,810
• Rank	326th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Town of Snezhinsk[2]
• Capital of	Town of Snezhinsk[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Snezhinsky Urban Okrug[2]
• Capital of	Snezhinsky Urban Okrug[2]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	456770
OKTMO ID	75746000001
Website	www.snzadm.ru

History

The settlement began in 1955 as Residential settlement number 2, a name which it had until 1957 when it received town status. It was successively known as Kasli-2 (1957–1959), Chelyabinsk-50 (1959–1966), and Chelyabinsk-70 (1966–1993), after the relatively close city of Chelyabinsk. During the Soviet era, Snezhinsk was a closed city: it was not shown on maps and civil overflights were forbidden.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Snezhinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[2] As a municipal division, the Town of Snezhinsk is incorporated as Snezhinsky Urban Okrug.^[2]

Science

Snezhinsk is one of two centers of the Russian nuclear program (the other is Sarov) and is built around a scientific research institute—"All-Russian Scientific Research Institute Of Technical Physics".

International relations

Snezhinsk is a sister city of Livermore, California, United States.^[6]

See also

• List of closed cities

References

Notes

1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
2. Resolution #161
3. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
4. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
5. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
6. City of Livermore Sister City page accessed 08-18-2021. Archived October 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Постановление №161 от 25 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении перечня муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав», в ред. Постановления №2255 от 23 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Южноуральская панорама", №111–112, 14 июня 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Resolution #161 of November 25, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise, as amended by the Resolution #2255 of October 23, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise. Effective as of the official publication date.).

External links

• Website of Snezhinsk (in Russian)
• Pictures Snezhinsk (in Russian)
• More pictures of Snezhinsk