Solnechnogorsk
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Solnechnogorsk (Russian: Солнечного́рск, lit. sunny mountain town) 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 Russian census);[2] 58,374 (2002 Census);[7] 55,554 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
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Solnechnogorsk
Солнечногорск | |
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Coordinates: 56°11′N 36°59′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Solnechnogorsky District[1] |
Town | Solnechnogorsk[1] |
Town status since | 1938 |
Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 52,944 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 51,919 (−1.9%) |
• Capital of | Solnechnogorsky District,[1] Town of Solnechnogorsk[1] |
• Municipal district | Solnechnogorsky Municipal District[4] |
• Urban settlement | Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement[4] |
• Capital of | Solnechnogorsky Municipal District,[4] Solnechnogorsk Urban Settlement[4] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [5]) |
Postal code(s)[6] | 141501–141508, 141516, 141530 |
OKTMO ID | 46771000001 |
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It was previously known as Solnechnaya Gora (until 1938).