Balashikha

city Balashikha Балашиха flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Moscow Urban district Balashikha mayor Yuri Vladimirovich Maximov Founded 1830 City since 1939 surface 39  km² population 215,494 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 5525 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 150  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 495 Post Code 14390x License Plate 50, 90, 150, 190, 750 OKATO 46 204 501 Website balashiha.ru Geographical location Coordinates 55 ° 48 '  N , 37 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 55 ° 48 '0 "  N , 37 ° 57' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Moscow Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Balaschicha ( Russian Балашиха ) is a city in Moscow Oblast in Russia . It is located about 25 km east of the city center and four kilometers from the city limits of Moscow , on the Moskva tributary Pechorka . In 2015 it was merged with the neighboring city of Schelesnodoroschny , with the latter becoming an administrative unit. With a population of 423,946 (as of January 1, 2015), Balashikha is the most populous city in the oblast.

history

The city developed in the 19th century from one of the villages on the notorious road called Vladimirka , which at the time was the only continuous connection from Moscow via Vladimir to Siberia, which was particularly often used for transporting prisoners. The origin of the city name is presumed to be in the word bloschnja , as a medicinal herb that was once found in abundance here was called.

Until the early 19th century the village was called Bloschikha . A fabric factory was founded there for the first time in 1830, which is why this year is considered the city's founding year. In the second half of the century, Balashikha was already an important local center of the textile and paper industry. Accordingly, a workers' settlement grew around the former village. At the same time, the area around the village gained a certain popularity as a dacha area , especially after 1912, when Balaschikha was given a rail link. Famous Russian artists such as Isaak Levitan , Igor Grabar and Vsevolod Meyerhold spent their summers there.

During the Soviet era , Balashikha grew rapidly. In the 1930s in particular, several larger industrial companies were established there, including a. the plant № 120 for aircraft wheels , brake controls and light metal castings and the aircraft repair plant ДОСААФ. In 1939 the place received city rights. During the Second World War , the local factories were temporarily converted to arms production. The city itself was spared from German air raids, but around 9,000 city dwellers lost their lives at the front.

In the post-war period, numerous other industrial companies were founded, including a. the operation for aircraft accessories № 279 (1946) and the cryogenic operating БМЗ (1946). In 1962 a research center for cryogenics was also opened. As a result of incorporations and immigration, Balaschikha grew into a large city in the second half of the 20th century.

The Alexander Nevsky Church, which was closed in the 1930s and demolished under Khrushchev , was rebuilt in 2001.

In December 2014, the Duma of Moscow Oblast decided to merge Balashikha with neighboring Zheleznodorozhny into one city. Resolution № 16/111-P entered into force on January 22, 2015. The former urban area of ​​Schelesnodoroschnys was divided into nine new microrajons from Balashikha.

Population development

year	Residents
1926	8,000
1939	28,766
1959	57,600
1970	92,316
1979	117.906
1989	135.841
2002	147.909
2010	215.494
2015	423.946

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Microrajons

• Aviatorov
• Balashikha-1
• Balashikha-2
• Balashikha-3
• Balashikha Park
• Dzerzhinskovo
• Fabritschny
• Gagarina
• Jantarny
• Yuzhnoye Kutschino ¹
• Yuzhny
• Ceramic ¹
• Kupawna ^{1  2}
• Coachino ^{1  3}
• Lesnoi Gorodok
• Mirskoi Proesd
• Nikolsko-Arkhangelsky ⁴
• Novoye Pavlino ¹
• Nowy Swet
• Olgino ¹
• Pawlino ¹
• Pervoje Maja (1 Мaja)
• Pole Tschudes
• Pervomaiski
• Radio center
• Saltykowka ⁴
• Zarya
• Sawwino ^{1  5}
• Zheleznodorozhny ¹
• Sewerny
• Severny-2
• ChOWB
• WNIIPO

¹former district of Schelesnodoroschny , incorporated in 2015

²Formerly an independent urban-type settlement , incorporated into Schelesnodoroschny in 2004

³ Formerly an independent urban-type settlement, incorporated into Schelesnodoroschny in 1963

^4th Formerly an independent urban-type settlement, incorporated in 2003

⁵ Formerly an independent urban-type settlement, incorporated into Schelesnodoroschny in 1960

economy

Today Balaschicha is the largest suburb of Moscow and a center of heavy industry (with a focus on mechanical engineering) and the building materials industry . There are also chemical, wood, textile and food industries here. The city is also the location of three research institutes.

traffic

The M7 main road , which emerged from the former Vladimirka , and the Moscow ring road MKAD are among the most important road links in Balashikha . Six stations, including the addition lie within the city limits railhead Balashikha a branch line of the railway line Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod . There are regular train connections from all of these stations to the Kursk station in Moscow. The city's numerous bus and marshrutka lines play an important role both in inner-city traffic and in traffic to and from Moscow .

Sports

Balaschikha was the home of the HK Dynamo Balaschikha ice hockey club from 2011 to 2017 . This played in the Vysschaya Hockey League , the second highest Russian ice hockey league. The club played its home games in the 6500-seat Balaschikha Arena .

Special structures

• Transmitter mast Balashikha (height 460 meters)
• Ice stadium Balashikha
• Transfiguration Church in Sawwino
• Holy Trinity Church and Rumyantsev Mausoleum in Pavlino

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  Ice rink

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  Balashikha Railway Station

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  Schelesnodorozhny station

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  Rumyantsev mausoleum

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  Church of the Protection and Intercession of the Virgin Mary

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  Alexander Nevsky Church

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  Balashikha cotton mill number 1

Further educational institutions

• Institute of Engineering, Technology and Control of Saratov State Technical University
• Faculty of the Moscow State Academy of Equipment and Computer Science
• Russian State Agricultural Open University
• Academy for Security and Law
• Moscow Regional Institute of Management
• Institute of socio-economic forecasting and modeling
• Peter the Great Military Academy of Missile Forces of Strategic Destination

Town twinning

Balashikha names the following three partner cities :

city	country	since
Martin	Žilinský kraj, Slovakia	2016
Pernik	Bulgaria
Yangzhou	Jiangsu, People's Republic of China	2006

sons and daughters of the town

• Alexei Akifjew (1938–2007), biologist, geneticist
• Yuri Lyapkin (* 1945), ice hockey player
• Alexander Sapjolkin (1947–2005), ice hockey player
• Alexander Jakuschew (* 1947), ice hockey player
• Ilja Koslow (* 1951), naval officer, rear admiral
• Alexei Belenkow (* 1957), soccer player and coach
• Vladimir Baranov (born 1959), bandy player
• Andrei Baturin (* 1965), journalist, television presenter
• Wassili Utkin (* 1972), sports commentator and television presenter
• Nikolai Baskow (* 1976), Estrada and pop singer, opera singer
• Tatjana Dronina (* 1978), handball player
• Marija Sidorowa (* 1979), handball player
• Dmitri Klokow (* 1983), weightlifter
• Alexei Solossin (* 1987), football player, goalkeeper
• Denis Davydov (* 1987), sambo fighter
• Maxim Lykow (* 1987), poker player
• Nadeschda Evstjuchina (* 1988), weightlifter

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ Mosowlstat, Оценка численности населения на 1 января 2014 и 2015 годов и в среднем за 2014 год (doc file) on: msko.gks.ru, accessed on September 2, 2015 in Russian. Population of Balashikha 271,961 and Zheleznodorozhny 151,985.
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} История и современность uf: balashiha.ru, accessed September 3, 2015 (Russian).
4. ↑ Историческая справка on: blmz.ru, accessed on September 3, 2015 (Russian).
5. ↑ История at: marzrosto.ru, accessed on September 3, 2015 (Russian).
6. ↑ ОАО Авиационная корпорация "Рубин" at: acrubin.ru, accessed on September 3, 2015 (Russian).
7. ↑ История at: cryogenmash.ru, accessed September 3, 2015 (Russian).
8. ↑ In 1975 there were already 110,000 inhabitants in B Российский статистический ежегодник, 1998 год (PDF file) on: istmat.info, accessed on September 2, 2015 (Russian).
9. ↑ Александро-Невская церковь. Балашихинский район, Балашиха-8 город on: russian-church.ru and Храм Св. благоверного Александра Невского at: hram-bal.ru, accessed September 3, 2015 (Russian). These sources speak of its use as a warehouse until the early 1960s - the dated photo Разрушение храма (destruction of the church) on: hram-bal.ru suggests it was demolished in 1955.
10. ↑ Duma of the Moscow Oblasts, Д-1-662па Об объединении городов областного подчинения Московской области Балашиха и Железнодорожный и внесении изменения в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области» (24 December 2014) on: mosoblduma.ru, Retrieved September 2, 2015 (Russian).
11. ↑ Alex Kaschpurow, В Совете депутатов ( Memento from November 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (August 25, 2015) at: inbalashikha.ru, accessed on September 2, 2015 (Russian).
12. ↑ Сергей Юров предложил создать группу по работе с городами-побратимами ǀ Городскои округ Балаш. Retrieved October 17, 2017 . 
13. ↑ Балашиху посетила делегация из китайского города-побратима Янчжоу ǀ Городской округ Балашиха. Retrieved October 17, 2017 . 

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• Balashikha on mojgorod.ru (Russian)
• Unofficial website (Russian)