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Obninsk (Russian: О́бнинск) is a city in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located 102 km southwest of Moscow, on the main rail line between Moscow and Kiev. Its population was 105,706 in the 2002 Census and 100,178 in the 1989 Census. It is one of the major Russian science cities. The first nuclear reactor in the world for the large-scale production of electricity opened here on June 27, 1954, and it also doubled as a training base for the crew of the Soviet Union's first nuclear submarine, the Leninsky Komsomol, or K-3. Now the city is home to twelve scientific research institutes. Their main activities are nuclear power engineering, radiation technology, medical radiology, and meteorology. Types of settlements in Russia, Soviet Union, and some other post-Soviet states have certain peculiarities with respect to the English language traditions. ... Kaluga Oblast (Russian: ) (29,900 km², pop. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: , Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Map of Ukraine with Kiev highlighted Coordinates: , Country Ukraine Oblast Kiev City Municipality Raion Municipality Government  - Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi Elevation 179 m (587 ft) Population (2005)  - City 3,950,968  - Density 3,299/km² (8,544. ... Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... The 1989 Soviet Census was the final and most comprehensive census taken within The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics The census officially recorded the popullation of the USSR at 286,717,000, making it the third most populous country in the world. ... Core of a small nuclear reactor used for research. ... Lightning strikes during a night-time thunderstorm. ... June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been proposed below that Soviet submarine K-3 be renamed and moved to Soviet submarine K-3 Leninsky Komsomol. ... Image A: A normal chest X-ray. ... Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo with a polar low visible at the top of the image. ...

Obninsk is famous for its meteorological tower which was built to study spreading of radiation from the nuclear station. Obninsk Meteorological Tower is a 315 metre tall silver-grey guyed steel tube mast at Obninsk, Russia. ...

Official

The chief of local self-management is academician Vladimir Vikulin, the chairman of Obninsk city Assembly. The chief of the city Administration is professor Nikolay Shubin.

Sister cities

Obninsk has one sister city, as designated by Sister Cities International, Inc. (SCI): Sign denoting twin towns of Neckarsulm, Germany Town twinning is a concept whereby towns or cities in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links. ...

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External links

• Official website (English)
• Information about Obninsk (English)

	Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast
	Administrative center: Kaluga Balabanovo | Borovsk | Kirov | Kondrovo | Kozelsk | Lyudinovo | Maloyaroslavets | Medyn | Meshchovsk | Mosalsk | Obninsk | Sosensky | Spas-Demensk | Sukhinichi | Tarusa | Yukhnov | Zhizdra | Zhukov Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Kaluga Oblast (Russian: ) (29,900 km², pop. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Konstantin Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in Kaluga, built in 1967 Kaluga (Калу́га in Russian) is a city in central Russia on the Oka River 188 km southwest of Moscow, administrative center of Kaluga Oblast. ... Balabanovo (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Protva River some 76 km northeast of Kaluga. ... Borovsk Monastery of St Paphnutius. ... Kirov (Russian: ), formerly known as Pesochnya (), is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolva River (Desnas tributary) some 160 km southwest of Kaluga. ... Kozelsks Coat of Arms Kozelsk (Козельск in Russian, also spelt Kozielsk in English) is a town in the Kaluga Oblast in Russia, located on the Zhizdra River (Okas tributary) 72 km southwest of Kaluga. ... Lyudinovo (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Lake Lompad formed by a dam on the Nepolot River. ... Maloyaroslavets. ... Medyn-Aduyevo was an Soviet Air Force base in Kaluga Oblast, Russia located 56 km northwest of Kaluga. ... Meshchovsk (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Tureya River 85 km south-west of Kaluga at . Population: 4,540 (2002 Census). ... Coat of Arms of Mosalsk (Kaluga oblast) (1777) Mosalsk (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located 82 km west of Kaluga (103 km by highway), the administrative centre of Mosalsky District. ... Spas-Demensk (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Demena River (an arm of the Ugra River) some 197 km west of Kaluga. ... Sukhinichi (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow–Bryansk railway line, 105 km southwest of Kaluga. ... Tarusa (Таруса in Russian) is a town in the Kaluga Oblast in Russia. ... Post office in Yukhnov Yukhnov (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Kunava River (Okas basin) 85 km north-west of Kaluga at . ... Zhizdra (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River 180 km south-west of Kaluga at . Population: 5,719 (2002 Census). ... Zhukov (Russian: ) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Ugodka River (Protvas tributary) some 90 km northwest of Kaluga. ...