Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast

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For other places with the same name, see Vidny.
Vidnoye (English)
Видное (Russian)
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Vidnoye is located in Moscow Oblast
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Location of Vidnoye in Moscow Oblast
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Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Leninsky District[1]
Town Vidnoye[1]
Administrative center of Leninsky District,[1] Town of Vidnoye[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2013)
Municipal district Leninsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Vidnoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Leninsky Municipal District,[2] Vidnoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 56,752 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 290th
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1949[5]
Town status since 1965[5]
Postal code(s)[6] 142700–142705, 142708
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Vidnoye]] on Wikimedia Commons

Vidnoye (Russian: Ви́дное; IPA: [ˈvʲidnəɪ]) is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) south of Moscow city limits. Population: 56,752 (2010 Census);[3] 52,198 (2002 Census);[7] 55,829 (1989 Census).[8]

History

Rastorguyevo summer cottage community was established in this area in 1902. The construction of the Moscow Coke and Gas Works factory started in 1937 but was interrupted by World War II, and it was only in 1949 that the settlement of Vidnoye was established for the factory workers.[5] Vidnoye was merged with Rastorguyevo and granted town status in 1965.[5]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vidnoye serves as the administrative center of Leninsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated within Leninsky District as the Town of Vidnoye.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Vidnoye is incorporated within Leninsky Municipal District as Vidnoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

Main industrial enterprises in Vidnoye include the Moscow Coke and Gas Works, the Metallist factory, and the Gipsobeton company. Public transportation is represented by commuter trains to Moscow (Rastorguyevo railway station of the Pavelets Line) and eight bus lines. Several trolleybus lines were put into operation during the first decade of the 2000s.

A trolleybus in Vidnoye
Rastorguyevo railway station in Vidnoye

Culture

St. Catherine's monastery
Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center
  • St. Catherine's monastery
  • Soviet Square and Leninskiy District Historical and Cultural Center

Media

Vidnovskiye Vesti, established in 1931, is the local newspaper. One local cable TV station (Vidnoye-TV) broadcasts in the town.

Sports

There are several sports arenas in the town: Vidnoye sports palace, Metallurg ice stadium, a motoball stadium, and a swimming pool. There are several sport clubs for teenagers.

Basketball

Women's Basketball Club Spartak Moscow Oblast is a women's basketball team based in Vidnoye that plays in FIBA's EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years, winning the 2005-2006 EuroCup Women and the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 EuroLeague Women championship and the inaugural SuperCup Women.

Motoball (Motorcycle Polo)

Vidnoye is hometown of Metallurg motoball team. Three European championships took place in Vidnoye (in 1992, 1998, and 2006), in all of which team Russia was the winner.

Notable people

Association football goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was born in Vidnoye.

Twin towns and sister cities

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Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Vidnoye 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 #79/2005-OZ
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 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 №79/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границе Ленинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №120/2013-ОЗ от 10 октября 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границе Ленинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #79/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Border of Leninsky Municipal District and of the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #120/2013-OZ of October 10, 2013 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Border of Leninsky Municipal District and of the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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