Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative district | Leninsky District |
| Town | Vidnoye |
| Administrative center of | Leninsky District, Town of Vidnoye |
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| Municipal district | Leninsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Vidnoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Leninsky Municipal District, Vidnoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 56,752 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 290th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Town status since | 1965 |
| Postal code(s) | 142700–142705, 142708 |
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Vidnoye (Russian: Ви́дное; IPA: [ˈvʲidnəɪ]) is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) south of Moscow city limits. Population: 56,752 (2010 Census);52,198 (2002 Census);55,829 (1989 Census).
Rastorguyevo summer cottage community was established in this area in 1902. The construction of the Moscow Coke and Gas Works factory started in 1937 but was interrupted by World War II, and it was only in 1949 that the settlement of Vidnoye was established for the factory workers. Vidnoye was merged with Rastorguyevo and granted town status in 1965.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vidnoye serves as the administrative center of Leninsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated within Leninsky District as the Town of Vidnoye. As a municipal division, the Town of Vidnoye is incorporated within Leninsky Municipal District as Vidnoye Urban Settlement.
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