Snezhinsk

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Snezhinsk (English)
Снежинск (Russian)
-  Town  -
SnezhinskHousesPobedaStreet.jpg
A street in Snezhinsk
Snezhinsk is located in Chelyabinsk Oblast
Snezhinsk
Snezhinsk
Location of Snezhinsk in Chelyabinsk Oblast
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Gerb Snezhinsk.svg
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of September 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Chelyabinsk Oblast
Administratively subordinated to Town of Snezhinsk[1]
Administrative center of Town of Snezhinsk[1]
Municipal status (as of September 2011)
Urban okrug Snezhinsky Urban Okrug[1]
Administrative center of Snezhinsky Urban Okrug[1]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 48,810 inhabitants[2]
Rank in 2010 326th
Time zone YEKT (UTC+05:00)[3]
Founded 1957[citation needed]
Town status since 1993[citation needed]
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Snezhinsk]] on Wikimedia Commons

Snezhinsk (Russian: Сне́жинск) is a closed town in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia. Population: 48,810 (2010 Census);[2] 50,451 (2002 Census).[4]

History

Founded in 1957, it was known as Chelyabinsk-70 until 1991.[citation needed] During the Soviet era, it was a closed city, not shown on maps. Town status was granted to it in 1993.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated as the Town of Snezhinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Snezhinsk is incorporated as Snezhinsky Urban Okrug.[1]

Science

Snezhinsk is one of two centers of the Russian nuclear program (the other is Sarov) and is built around a scientific research institute—" the All-Russian Scientific Research Center of Technical Physics—Federal Nuclear Center".

International relations

Snezhinsk is a sister city of Livermore, California, United States.[5]

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Resolution #161
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  3. 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.).
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  5. City of Livermore Sister City page accessed 10-21-2013.

Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Челябинской области. Постановление №161 от 25 мая 2006 г. «Об утверждении перечня муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав», в ред. Постановления №2255 от 23 октября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в перечень муниципальных образований (административно-территориальных единиц) Челябинской области и населённых пунктов, входящих в их состав». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Южноуральская панорама", №111–112, 14 июня 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Resolution #161 of November 25, 2006 On Adoption of the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise, as amended by the Resolution #2255 of October 23, 2014 On Amending the Registry of the Municipal Formations (Administrative-Territorial Units) of Chelyabinsk Oblast and of the Inhabited Localities They Comprise. Effective as of the official publication date.).

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