Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast






Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia







































































































Klin


Клин


Town[1]

Sovetskaya Square in Klin
Sovetskaya Square in Klin





Flag of Klin
Flag

Coat of arms of Klin
Coat of arms

Location of Klin







Klin is located in Russia

Klin

Klin



Location of Klin

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Klin is located in Moscow Oblast

Klin

Klin



Klin (Moscow Oblast)

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Coordinates: 56°20′N 36°44′E / 56.333°N 36.733°E / 56.333; 36.733Coordinates: 56°20′N 36°44′E / 56.333°N 36.733°E / 56.333; 36.733
Country Russia
Federal subject
Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district
Klinsky District[1]
Town Klin[1]
Known since 1317
Town status since 1781
Government

 • Head Alexander Postrigan
Area

 • Total 17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation

160 m (520 ft)
Population
(2010 Census)[2]

 • Total 80,585
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]

79,168
 • Rank
206th in 2010
 • Density 4,700/km2 (12,000/sq mi)

Administrative status


 • Capital of
Klinsky District[1], Town of Klin[1]

Municipal status


 • Municipal district
Klinsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlement
Klin Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital of
Klinsky Municipal District[4], Klin Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone
UTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])

Postal code(s)[6]
141601–141607, 141609, 141612, 141613, 141618
Dialing code(s) +7 49624
Twin towns
Orly, LappeenrantaEdit this on Wikidata

OKTMO ID
46621101001

Klin (Russian: Клин, lit. a wedge) is a town and the administrative center of Klinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 85 kilometers (53 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 80,585 (2010 Census);[2]83,178 (2002 Census);[7]94,908 (1989 Census);[8] 94,000 (1985 est.).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Administrative and municipal status


  • 3 Architecture and culture


  • 4 Economy


    • 4.1 Transportation




  • 5 Military


  • 6 Sports


  • 7 Notable people


  • 8 Twin towns and sister cities


  • 9 References


    • 9.1 Notes


    • 9.2 Sources




  • 10 External links





History


It has been known since 1317.[citation needed] In 1482, it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow with the rest of the Principality of Tver. Town status was granted in 1781.[citation needed]


Klin was taken by the Germans briefly during the Battle of Moscow in 1941. The German occupation lasted from November 23 to December 15, 1941. A short time later, on December 19, the British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and the Soviet ambassador to Great Britain Ivan Maysky visited the town with more than twenty correspondents during Eden's first diplomatic mission to Moscow.



Administrative and municipal status


Within the framework of administrative divisions, Klin serves as the administrative center of Klinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with sixty-one rural localities, incorporated within Klinsky District as the Town of Klin.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Klin is incorporated within Klinsky Municipal District as Klin Urban Settlement.[4]



Architecture and culture




Museum of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Klin


The town is best known as the residence of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose house, the Tchaikovsky House-Museum, is open to visitors as a museum. It was here that the composer wrote his last major work, the 6th symphony, or the "Pathetique".


Among several churches, the most noteworthy are the 16th-century church of the Dormition cloister and the baroque Resurrection cathedral (1712).



Economy


There is a large beer factory, which produces Klinskoye beer.



Transportation


The M10 highway connecting Moscow to St. Petersburg and the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway run through the town.



Military


It was home to Klin air base during the Cold War.



Sports


Local association football team Khimik plays in the Moscow Oblast league. Titan Klin play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey.



Notable people




  • Sergei Tyablikov, theoretical physicist


  • Yevgeny Minayev, Soviet Olympic weightlifter


  • Yevgeny Leonov, film director who grew up in Klin


  • Vera Mukhina, sculptor;[9] one of the streets in the town is named after her



Twin towns and sister cities



Klin is twinned with:




  • Finland Lappeenranta, Finland[10]


  • France Orly, France


  • China Meishan, China


  • Belarus Krychaw, Belarus


  • Belarus Byerazino, Belarus



References



Notes





  1. ^ abcdefgh Resolution #123-PG


  2. ^ ab Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.


  4. ^ abcde Law #80/2005-OZ


  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.


  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)


  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).


  8. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.


  9. ^ InfoPortal Klin online(in Russian)


  10. ^ "Twin cities". Retrieved 29 April 2014.




Sources




  • Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).


  • Московская областная Дума. Закон №80/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Клинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №36/2011-ОЗ от 25 марта 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Клинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований", Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Солнечногорского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований", Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Истринского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #80/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Klinsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #36/2011-OZ of March 25, 2011 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Klinsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It", the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Solnechnogorsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It", the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Istrinsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).



External links




  • Unofficial website of Klin (in Russian)

  • Nutcrackers and Christmas Trees in historic Klin











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