Lesnoy, Moscow Oblast

Lesnoy, Moscow Oblast

Lesnoy ( _ru. Лесно́й) is an urban-type settlement in Pushkinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 42 km northeast from Moscow on the road to Yaroslavl and Arkhangelsk. Population: 8,761 (2002 Census); 9,296 (1989 Census).

Lesnoy history dates back to 1934, when Sovnarkom decided to build a transmitting radio centre in Pushkinsky District. A settlement that grew around the radio centre was officially named Lesnoy on April 1, 1954.

External links

* [http://www.lesnoy-sk.ru/ Unofficial website of Lesnoy] ru icon


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