Solnechnogorsk
| Solnechnogorsk (English) Солнечногорск (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of September 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative district | Solnechnogorsky District |
| Town | Solnechnogorsk |
| Administrative center of | Solnechnogorsky District, Town of Solnechnogorsk |
| Municipal status (as of December 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Solnechnogorsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Solnechnogorsky Municipal District, Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 52,944 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Town status since | 1938 |
| Previous names | Solnechnaya Gora (until 1938) |
| Postal code(s) | 141501–141508, 141516, 141530 |
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Solnechnogorsk (Russian: Солнечного́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Solnechnogorsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow–St. Petersburg Highway and the Moscow–St. Petersburg railway, on the coast of Senezh Lake, 65 kilometers (40 mi) northwest from Moscow. Population: 52,944 (2010 Census);58,374 (2002 Census);55,554 (1989 Census).
Originally a village named Solnechnaya Gora (Солнечная Гора), it was granted town status and renamed Solnechnogorsk in 1938. During World War II, Solnechnogorsk was briefly occupied by the German Army from November 24 to December 12, 1941. It was one of the towns that was captured in the northern pincer of the attempted German encirclement of Moscow.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Solnechnogorsk serves as the administrative center of Solnechnogorsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-five rural localities, incorporated within Solnechnogorsky District as the Town of Solnechnogorsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Solnechnogorsk is incorporated within Solnechnogorsky Municipal District as Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement.
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