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Elektrogorsk (Russian: Электрого́рск; lit. "electric city") is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some 88 km east of Moscow. Population: 20,400 (2005 est.); 20,353 (2002 Census); 18,391 (1989 Census). Types of settlements in Russia, Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states have certain peculiarities with respect to the English language traditions. ... Moscow Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) officially established on January 14, 1929. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area - City 1,081 kmÂ² Population - City (2005) - Density 10,415,400 8537. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ...

Elektrogorsk was founded in 1912 due to the construction of the first big peat power station in Russia, which would be called Elektroperedacha ("Электропередача", lit. "electricity transmission"). The settlement was named after the power station. In 1946, it was granted town status and renamed Elektrogorsk, where -gorsk means "town", not "mountain". Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ... Oil power plant in Iraq A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. ... Transmission towers Transmission lines in Lund, Sweden Electric power transmission, or more accurately Electrical energy transmission, is the second process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ...

	Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast
	Administrative center: Moscow (administratively separate) Aprelevka \| Balashikha \| Bronnitsy \| Chernogolovka \| Chekhov \| Dedovsk \| Dmitrov \| Dolgoprudny \| Domodedovo \| Drezna \| Dubna \| Dzerzhinsky \| Elektrogorsk \| Elektrostal \| Elektrougli \| Fryazino \| Golitsyno \| Istra \| Ivanteyevka \| Kashira \| Khimki \| Khotkovo \| Klimovsk \| Klin \| Kolomna \| Korolyov \| Kotelniki \| Krasnoarmeysk \| Krasnogorsk \| Krasnozavodsk \| Krasnoznamensk \| Kubinka \| Kurovskoye \| Likino-Dulyovo \| Lobnya \| Losino-Petrovsky \| Lukhovitsy \| Lytkarino \| Lyubertsy \| Moskovsky \| Mytishchi \| Naro-Fominsk \| Noginsk \| Odintsovo \| Orekhovo-Zuyevo \| Ozherelye \| Ozyory \| Pavlovsky Posad \| Peresvet \| Podolsk \| Protvino \| Pushchino \| Pushkino \| Ramenskoye \| Reutov \| Roshal \| Ruza \| Shatura \| Shcherbinka \| Shchyolkovo \| Sergiyev Posad \| Serpukhov \| Skhodnya \| Solnechnogorsk \| Staraya Kupavna \| Stupino \| Taldom \| Troitsk \| Vereya \| Vidnoye \| Volokolamsk \| Voskresensk \| Vysokovsk \| Yakhroma \| Yegoryevsk \| Yubileyny \| Zaraysk \| Zheleznodorozhny \| Zhukovsky \| Zvenigorod Moscow Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) officially established on January 14, 1929. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area - City 1,081 kmÂ² Population - City (2005) - Density 10,415,400 8537. ... Aprelevka (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located along the railway Moscowâ€”Kiev. ... Balashikha (Russian: ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pekhorka River 25 km east of Moscow, at . ... The Archangel Cathedral (1696â€“1704). ... Chernogolovka is a town 44km North-East from Moscow, Russia, administratively in Moscow Oblast. ... Chekhov (Ð§ÐµÌÑ…Ð¾Ð²) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... Dedovsk (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some 38 km west of Moscow and 30 km southeast of Istra. ... Dmitrov (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast of Russia, 65 km to the north of Moscow. ... Dolgoprudny (Russian: Ð”Ð¾Ð»Ð³Ð¾Ð¿Ñ€ÑƒÐ´Ð½Ñ‹Ð¹), sometimes colloquially shortened as Dolgopa and also transliterated into English as Dolgoprudnyj or Dolgoprudnij, is a city north of Moscow, where the Savyolovo railway crosses the Moscow Canal. ... Domodedovo (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some 37 km south of Moscow. ... Drezna (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Drezna River (Klyazmas tributary) some 83 km east of Moscow. ... Dubna is a small city located in central Russia, in the Taldomsky district of Moscow Oblast, approximately 125 km north of Moscow, on the banks of the Volga river. ... Dzerzhinsky (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, on a bank of the Moskva River, fifteen kilometers south from the city of Lyubertsy. ... Elektrostal (Russian: ), known as Zatishye () until 1938, is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 58 km east of Moscow, at 55Â°47â€²N 38Â°28â€²E. Population: 146,294 (2002 Census); 135,000 (1977); 123,000 (1970); 97,000 (1959); 43,000 (1939). ... Fryazino (Russian: ) is a small scientific town in Russia, located 25 km North-East from the city of Moscow. ... Golitsyno (Russian: Ð“Ð¾Ð»Ð¸Ñ†Ñ‹Ð½Ð¾) is a small town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... Istra (Ð˜ÌÑÑ‚Ñ€Ð°) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... Coat of Arms of Kashira Kashira (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River some 115 km south of Moscow. ... Khimki (Ð¥Ð¸Ð¼ÐºÐ¸ in Russian) is a city in the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ... Klin (Клин) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... Kolomna (Russian: ÐšÐ¾Ð»Ð¾Ð¼Ð½Ð°) is an ancient Russian city, founded in 1177 on the Moskva River and Oka River. ... Korolyov or Korolev (Russian: ) is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located at , well-known as the cradle of space exploration. ... Krasnogorsk (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, known for the Moscow Country Club Resort at Nakhabino. ... Kubinka is a town near the Russian capital, Moscow. ... Lyubertsy (Russian: Ð›ÑŽÐ±ÐµÑ€Ñ†Ñ‹) is a regional center in Moscow region, Russia. ... Mytischi (Russian: ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 19 km northeast of Moscow, at 55Â°55â€²N 37Â°46â€²E. Population: 159,900 (2002); 125,000 (1973); 60,000 (1939). ... Naro-Fominsk (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated 70 km south-west from Moscow. ... Noginsk or Bogorodsk(ÐÐ¾Ð³Ð¸Ð½ÑÐº in Russian) is a city in Greater Moscow or Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River. ... Odintsovo (Russian: ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... Orekhovo-Zuyevo (alternative spelling Orechovo-zujevo or Orekhovo-zuevo) is an industrial city 85km east of Moscow in the Moscow Oblast of western Russia, at 55Â°49â€²N 38Â°59â€²E It is in a forested area on the Klyazma River (a tributary of the Oka river). ... Pavlovsky Posad town in Moscow Oblast, Russia Categories: Russia geography stubs \| Moscow Oblast \| Towns in Russia ... Podolsk (ÐŸÐ¾Ð´Ð¾Ð»ÑŒÑÐº in Russian) is a city and industrial and administrative center in the Podolsk district of the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ... Protvino (Russian: Протвино) is a small city in Moscow Oblast, Russia about 70 km south of Moscow. ... Pushchino (Russian:Пу́щино) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia 100 km south of Moscow. ... Ramenskoye (Раменское in Russian) is a city in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, located 46 km southeast of Moscow. ... Ruza (Руза in Russian) is an administrative center of the Ruzsky District of the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ... Shchyolkovo (Ð©Ñ‘Ð»ÐºÐ¾Ð²Ð¾ in Russian) is a city in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, located on the Klyazma River (Okas tributary) some 35 km northeast of Moscow. ... Monument to St. ... Serpukhov (Russian: ) is an old town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka and the Nara Rivers. ... Solnechnogorsk (Russian: Солнечного́рск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, an administrative center of Solnechnogorsky District. ... Stupino (Cyrillic: Ð¡Ñ‚ÑƒÐ¿Ð¸Ð½Ð¾) is a city 100 km south of Moscow, at the Oka River. ... Taldom is a city northeast from Moscow. ... Vereya (Ð’ÐµÑ€ÐµÑ in Russian) is a town in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, located on the right bank of the Protva River 113 km southwest of Moscow. ... Vidnoye (Russian: ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated three kilometers south of Moscow city limits at . ... Volokolamsk (Волокола́мск in Russian) is an administrative center of the Volokolamsky District of the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ... Voskresensk (Воскресе́нск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... Zaraysk is a town in Moscow Region, Russia, center of the Zaraysky district, which is situated about 100 km south from Moscow. ... One of Rublevs icons from Zvenigorod. ...

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