Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow Oblast
{{Other places|Zheleznodorozhny, Russia}}
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Zheleznodorozhny ({{langx|ru|Железнодоро́жный}}) is an inhabited zone and city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located {{convert|21|km|sp=us}} east of Moscow. It was technically abolished and merged into the city of Balashikha in January 2015.Law #209/2014-OZ Population: {{ru-census|p2010=131,257|p2002=103,931|p1989=97,426}} Its name means "Railway", and its flag and coat of arms both had lines resembling railway tracks.
History
Founded in 1861 to service the railway station of Obiralovka ({{lang|ru|Обира́ловка}}),{{cite web|url= http://www.tpp-zh.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=70&Itemid=92|title= The town's history|publisher= Chamber of Commerce and Industry|access-date= January 13, 2014}} the settlement became famous as the location where the main character of Leo Tolstoy's 1878 novel Anna Karenina committed suicide. It was renamed Zheleznodorozhny (Russian adjective meaning "railway"; example of use: "zheleznodorozhnaya stantsiya" "railway station") in 1939 and granted town status in 1952.
СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик на 1 января 1980 года / Составители В. А. Дударев, Н. А. Евсеева. — М.: Изд-во «Известия Советов народных депутатов СССР», 1980. — 702 с. — С. 172.
In the 1960s the settlements of Kuchino ({{lang|ru|Ку́чино}}), Savvino ({{lang|ru|Са́ввино}}), Temnikovo ({{lang|ru|Те́мниково}}), and Sergeyevka ({{lang|ru|Серге́евка}}) became part of Zheleznodorozhny. Kuchino is historically associated with the name of Andrei Bely, the Russian poet who lived there between 1925 and 1931.
In January 2015 Zheleznodorozhny was abolished and its territory merged into the city of Balashikha.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it was incorporated as Zheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #11/2013-OZ, rev. prior to December 2014 As a municipal division, Zheleznodorozhny City Under Oblast Jurisdiction was incorporated as Zheleznodorozhny Urban Okrug.Law #179/2004-OZ
Transportation
The railway connecting Moscow and Vladimir runs through Zheleznodorozhny, which is served by Kuchino and Zheleznodorozhnaya railway stations of the Gorkovsky suburban railway line.
Notable people
- Alexandra Snezhko-Blotskaya, animated films director, lived here until her death in 1980.
- Vasily Arkhipov, a retired Soviet Navy Vice Admiral, known for having prevented, as a Captain, the firing of a nuclear torpedo, thus preventing a potential escalation of the Cuban Missile Crisis into World War III, lived in the city until his death in 1998.
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|mos|adm|law}}
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- {{cite Russian law
|ru_entity = Московская областная Дума
|ru_type=Закон
|ru_number=209/2014-ОЗ
|ru_date=30 декабря 2014 г.
|ru_title=Об объединении городов областного подчинения Московской области Балашиха и Железнодорожный и внесении изменения в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области"
|ru_effective_date=через десять дней после официального опубликования
|ru_published_in=Официальный Интернет-портал Правительства Московской области (http://www.mosreg.ru)
|ru_published_date=12 января 2015 г
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|en_entity=Moscow Oblast Duma
|en_type=Law
|en_number=209/2014-OZ
|en_date=December 30, 2014
|en_title = On the Merger of the Balashikha and Zheleznodorozhny Cities Under Oblast Jurisdiction and on Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast"
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External links
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- [https://zheleznodorozhnyij.jsprav.ru/ Zheleznodorozhny Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
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Category:2015 disestablishments in Russia