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Zhukovsky (city)

Zhukovsky (English)
Жуковский (Russian)
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Monument in Zhukovsky.JPG
The aircraft industry monument in Zhukovsky
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Zhukovsky is located in Moscow Oblast
Zhukovsky
Zhukovsky
Location of Zhukovsky in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°35′50″N 38°07′13″E / 55.59722°N 38.12028°E / 55.59722; 38.12028Coordinates: 55°35′50″N 38°07′13″E / 55.59722°N 38.12028°E / 55.59722; 38.12028
Coat of Arms of Zhukovsky (Moscow oblast).svg
Flag of Zhukovsky (Moscow oblast).png
Coat of arms
Flag
City Day Third Sunday of August
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Administrative center of Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of May 2009)
Urban okrug Zhukovsky Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Zhukovsky Urban Okrug
Head Andrey Voytuk
Representative body Council of Deputies
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 104,736 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 154th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1935
City status since April 23, 1947
Previous names Stakhanovo (until April 23, 1947)
Postal code(s) 140180
Dialing code(s) +7 49648
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Zhukovsky (Russian: Жуко́вский) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moskva River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 104,736 (2010 Census);101,328 (2002 Census);100,609 (1989 Census).

The urban-type settlement of Stakhanovo was founded in 1935 from the dacha settlement Otdykh (literally, "Relaxation"). It was named after Alexey Stakhanov, a famous Soviet miner. On April 23, 1947, the settlement was granted town status and renamed Zhukovsky, in honor of the pioneer of aero- and hydrodynamics Nikolay Zhukovsky.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Zhukovsky City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Zhukovsky Urban Okrug.

Zhukovsky is a home to the M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute known as LII and N. Ye. Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute known as TsAGI—they are two major facilities involved in testing and designing aircraft. These facilities were employers for a great portion of the city's population before perestroika. Also, there is situated the Aeromechanics faculty of MIPT.


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