Solnechnogorsk

Solnechnogorsk ( _ru. Солнечного́рск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Solnechnogorsky District. It is situated on the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Highway and the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway, on the coast of Senezh Lake, km to mi|65 north-west from Moscow. Population: ru-census|p02=58374|p89=55554

Originally, there was a village named Solnechnaya Gora (Sunny Hill).It received town status and was renamed Solnechnogorsk in 1938.

Some of the main features of the town are a metal construction factory, a glass-works, a sports fishing business, holiday homes, sport centers, children's summer camps, and ski lodges.

There is a museum of local lore in the town. Not far from Solnechnogorsk is the estate of Shakhmatovo that once belonged to a prominent Russian poet Alexander Blok; a museum of him has been opened there.

The town is the headquarters of the Russian Space Forces (VKS)

It is also the birthplace of former Soviet hockey player Victor Shalimov.

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