Kubinka

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Kubinka (English)
Кубинка (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
Map of Russia - Moscow Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Kubinka is located in Moscow Oblast
Kubinka
Kubinka
Location of Kubinka in Moscow Oblast
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Coat of arms
Flag
Town Day August 22[citation needed]
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Odintsovsky District[1]
Town Kubinka[1]
Administrative center of Town of Kubinka[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2012)
Municipal district Odintsovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Kubinka Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Kubinka Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 22,964 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 15th century[citation needed]
Town status since 2004[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[5] 143070–143072
Dialing code(s) +7 49869[citation needed]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Kubinka]] on Wikimedia Commons

Kubinka (Russian: Ку́бинка) is a town in Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Setun River, 63 kilometers (39 mi) west of Moscow. Population: 22,964 (2010 Census);[3] 26,158 (2002 Census);[6] 8,019 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was founded in the 15th century and may have been named after Prince Ivan Kubensky, a prominent local land owner.[citation needed] It grew in importance in the second half of the 19th century when the Moscow-Smolensk railway passed though the area. The military test range for tanks was opened in 1931 and the military airbase opened soon afterwards. Town status granted to Kubinka in 2004.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-three rural localities, incorporated within Odintsovsky District as the Town of Kubinka.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kubinka is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Kubinka Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

File:Kubinka-station.jpg
Kubinka railway station

The town is linked by the suburban rail to Moscow's Belorussky railway station.

Military

Kubinka was the location of the Soviet Union's tank proving grounds, and today is the home of the Kubinka Tank Museum. It is also the location of the MAPO aircraft Maintenance Factory #121 and the Kubinka air base.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #64/2005-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 №64/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Одинцовского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №7/2012-ОЗ от 17 февраля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Одинцовского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №42, 10 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #64/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Odintsovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #7/2012-OZ of February 17, 2012 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Odintsovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
  • This article incorporates material from the Russian Wikipedia