Zhukovsky, Moscow Oblast
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Zhukovsky (Roushie: Жуко́вский) is a ceety in Moscow Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the Moskva River, 40 kilometer (25 mi) sootheast o Moscow. Population: 104,736 (2010 Census);[2] 101,328 (2002 Census);[6] 100,609 (1989 Census).[7]
Zhukovsky Жуковский | |
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Location o Zhukovsky  | |
 Zhukovsky Location o Zhukovsky  Zhukovsky Zhukovsky (Moscow Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 55°35′50″N 38°07′13″E | |
| Kintra | Roushie |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Foondit | 1935 |
| Ceety status syne | 23 Apryle 1947 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Bodi | Cooncil o Deputies |
| • Heid | Alexander Bobovnikov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 104,736 |
| • Rank | 158t in 2010 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
Admeenistrative status | |
| • Subordinatit tae | Zhukovsky Ceety Unner Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
| • Caipital o | Zhukovsky Ceety Unner Oblast Jurisdiction[1] |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Zhukovsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Caipital o | Zhukovsky Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 140180 |
| Dialin code(s) | +7 49648 |
| Ceety Day | Third Sunday o August |
| OKTMO ID | 46725000001 |
| Website | www |
History
The urban-teep dounset o Stakhanovo wis foondit in 1935 frae the dacha dounset Otdykh (leeterally, "Relaxation"). It wis namit efter Alexey Stakhanov, a famous Soviet miner. On April 23, 1947, the dounset wis grantit toun status an renamit Zhukovsky, in honor o the pioneer o aero- an hydrodynamics Nikolay Zhukovsky.
Admeenistrative an municipal status
athin the framewirk o admeenistrative diveesions, it is incorporatit as Zhukovsky Ceety Unner Oblast Jurisdiction—an admeenistrative unit wi the status equal tae that o the destricts.[1] As a municipal diveesion, Zhukovsky Ceety Unner Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporatit as Zhukovsky Urban Okrug.[3]
Research an economy
Zhukovsky is a hame tae the M. M. Gromov Flicht Research Institute kent as LII an N. Ye. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute kent as TsAGI—they are twa major facilities involvit in testin an designin aircraft. These facilities wur employers for a great portion o the ceety's population afore perestroika. An aw, thare is situatit the Aeromechanics faculty o MIPT.
Thare are a nummer o smawer, but important enterprises an aw, such as:
- V. V. Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute o Instrument Design (NIIP),
- Scientific Research Institute o Aviation Equipment (Научно-исследовательский институт авиационного оборудования, НИИАО, NIIAO),
- Agate Moscow Scientific Research Institute (Московский научно-исследовательский институт «Агат», Агат, Agate),
- Vladimir Myasishchev Experimental machine-biggin plant Myasishchev (Экспериментальный машиностроительный завод имени В.М.Мясищева, ЭМЗ, EMZ).
Thare are some aviation design bureaus - Sukhoy, Ilyushin, Tupolev, etc. an aw locatit in the aurie.
Machine-biggin, firthwirkin plants, spare parts factory, paper-mill Food industry - Inko, Nestlé, local bread-bakin plant.
Sports
Zhukovsky is the centre o track an field athletics in Moscow Oblast. Maist notable athletes born in Zhukovsky are Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Yekaterina Podkopayeva, Andrey Yepishin, Dmitry Bogdanov, an ithers. In 2005, Meteor Stadium, a new warld class athletics stadium wis opened.
In 2008, Preses Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree establishin the Naitional Aircraft Construction Center.[8]
Internaitional relations
Twin touns an sister ceeties
Zhukovsky is twinned wi:
Freemit airtins
- (in Roushie) Offeecial wabsteid o Zhukovsky
- (in Roushie) Zhukovsky in 1973 Archived 2007-12-24 at the Wayback Machine on Google Video
References
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