Pushkino, Pushkinsky District, Moscow Oblast

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Pushkino (English)
Пушкино (Russian)
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Residential buildings in Pushkino
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Pushkino is located in Moscow Oblast
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Pushkino
Location of Pushkino in Moscow Oblast
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Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Pushkinsky District[1]
City Pushkino[1]
Administrative center of Pushkinsky District,[1] City of Pushkino[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Municipal district Pushkinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Pushkino Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Pushkinsky Municipal District,[2] Pushkino Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 102,874 inhabitants[3]
Rank in 2010 157th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 1499[citation needed]
City status since August 1925[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[5] 141200–141203, 141205–141208, 141230, 141240, 141241, 141254
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Pushkino]] on Wikimedia Commons

Pushkino (Russian: Пу́шкино) is a city and the administrative center of Pushkinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Ucha and Serebryanka Rivers, 30 kilometers (19 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 102,874 (2010 Census);[3] 72,425 (2002 Census);[6] 75,847 (1989 Census);[7] 57,000 (1974); 30,000 (1959); 21,000 (1939).

History

According to one of the historic versions, the village of Pushkino was first documented in 1499 when it belonged to Grigory Morkhinin, also known as "Pushka"—a boyar whose male-line descendants include Aleksandr Pushkin.[citation needed] A statue of "Pushka" graces one of the town's main squares. During the following centuries, the neighborhood evolved into a favored summer retreat of Russian nobility. Pushkino was granted town status in August 1925.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pushkino serves as the administrative center of Pushkinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Pushkinsky District as the City of Pushkino.[1] As a municipal division, the City of Pushkino is incorporated within Pushkinsky Municipal District as Pushkino Urban Settlement.[2]

Science

The city hosts the Institute of Forest Science, one of the few in Russia.

Architecture and culture

In 1678, a five-domed church of St. Sergius was built at the manor of Komyagino (picture). Another notable estate is Muranovo, where the Russian poets Yevgeny Baratynsky and Fyodor Tyutchev used to spend their summers. A dacha of Vladimir Mayakovsky, who lived in Pushkino during summer seasons of 1920-1928 is also a museum.

Twin towns and sister cities

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Pushkino is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #37/2005-OZ
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  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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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 №37/2005-ОЗ от 8 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Пушкинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №73/2015-ОЗ от 5 мая 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Мытищинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований" и Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Пушкинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №29, 17 февраля 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #37/2005-OZ of February 8, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Pushkinsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #73/2015-OZ of May 5, 2015 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Mytishchinsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It" and the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Pushkinsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).