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Chernogolovka

Chernogolovka (English)
Черноголовка (Russian)
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Russian Academy of Sciences, Innovation Center building
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Chernogolovka is located in Moscow Oblast
Chernogolovka
Chernogolovka
Location of Chernogolovka in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 56°00′N 38°22′E / 56.000°N 38.367°E / 56.000; 38.367Coordinates: 56°00′N 38°22′E / 56.000°N 38.367°E / 56.000; 38.367
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Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Chernogolovka Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Administrative center of Chernogolovka Ton Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of March 2010)
Urban okrug Chernogolovka Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Chernogolovka Urban Okrug
Mayor Vladimir Razumov
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 20,983 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned 1710
Town status since 2001
Postal code(s) 142432
Dialing code(s) +7 49652
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Chernogolovka (Russian: Черноголо́вка) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 43 kilometers (27 mi) northeast from Moscow border. Population: 20,983 (2010 Census);20,284 (2002 Census);18,488 (1989 Census).

Chernogolovka for the first time has been officially mentioned in 1710. In 1956, Chernogolovka grew into a scientific center with the help of Nobel Prize winner Nikolay Semyonov. Semyonov started the experimental branch of Moscow Institute of Chemical Physics, which in the 1960s–1970s grew into a scientific center. In 2001, Chernogolovka was granted town status and given the further status as a naukograd or science city in 2008.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with nine rural localities, incorporated as Chernogolovka Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Chernogolovka Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Chernogolovka Urban Okrug.

Chernogolovka does not have a rail link but long distance buses link the town to Moscow, Noginsk and Fryanovo.

Chernogolovka is a major Russian center of scientific research. It is home to a number of research institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences:

It is also the home of Ost-Company, which produces a broad range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks which are exported worldwide. Napitki iz Chernogolovki, and others.


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