Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast
| Krasnogorsk (English) Красногорск (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative district | Krasnogorsky District |
| City | Krasnogorsk |
| Administrative center of | Krasnogorsky District, City of Krasnogorsk |
| Municipal status (as of January 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Krasnogorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Krasnogorsky Municipal District, Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 116,896 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 139th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1932 |
| City status since | 1940 |
| Postal code(s) | 143401–143409, 143416, 143448, 143449, 994001 |
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Krasnogorsk (Russian: Красного́рск) is a city and the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, adjacent to the northwestern boundary of Moscow. Population: 116,896 (2010 Census);92,545 (2002 Census);90,477 (1989 Census).
An urban-type settlement was established here in 1932, to which town status was granted in 1940.
In the 1940s, the Antifascist Central School, in which many foreign Communists studied and lectured, was located at Krasnogorsk.
After the war, the German V2 rocket scientists which the Soviet Army had captured were settled here with their families.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnogorsk serves as the administrative center of Krasnogorsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Krasnogorsky District as the Town of Krasnogorsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Krasnogorsk is incorporated within Krasnogorsky Municipal District as Krasnogorsk Urban Settlement.
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