Korolyov

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city Korolev Korolev flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Moscow Urban district Korolyov mayor Alexander Morosenko Founded 19th century Earlier names Podlipki (until 1928) Kalininski (1928–1938) Kaliningrad (1938–1996) City since 1938 surface 39  km² population 183,402 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 4703 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 160  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 495 Post Code 141060-141089 License Plate 50, 90, 150, 190, 750 OKATO 46 434 Website www.korolev.ru Geographical location Coordinates 55 ° 55 '  N , 37 ° 49'  E Coordinates: 55 ° 55 '0 "  N , 37 ° 49' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Moscow Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Koroljow ( Russian Королёв ) is a major Russian city ​​about 20 kilometers northeast of Moscow . With 183,402 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) Koroljow is one of the largest cities in Moscow Oblast . It is named after the rocket designer Sergei Korolev .

geography

Entrance sign stylized as a rocket by Korolev

The control center of the Russian space agency Roskosmos in Korolev

Korolev is located about 10 km from the northeastern city limits of Moscow and is separated from the Moscow city area mainly by the forests of the Lossiny Ostrow National Park . Since part of it belongs administratively to Korolev, forest areas make up around half of the urban area of ​​Korolev.

The city of Mytishchi borders directly on Korolev and forms with it one of the largest metropolitan areas in the Moscow area. Other neighboring cities - each about 10 to 20 km away from Korolev - are Ivanteevka , Pushkino , Shcholkowo and Balaschicha .

history

The present-day city of Korolev was formed on the site of the Podlipki (Подлипки) settlement , which emerged as a dacha settlement from the end of the 19th century after a railway line was laid from Moscow to here . In 1918 an artillery factory was relocated from Saint Petersburg nearby so that production could continue despite the civil war . Over the next few years a workers' settlement was built near this factory, which was named Kalininski (Калининский) in 1928 in honor of the politician Mikhail Kalinin . In 1938 the settlement got city status and has since been called Kaliningrad (Калининград) - "Kalinin City". Since 1945 this name has mostly been given the addition "in Moscow Oblast" to avoid confusion with Kaliningrad in the former East Prussia , which was given this name after the end of the Second World War .

Before the war, Korolev was best known for his artillery production. In 1946 the Council of Ministers of the USSR decided to set up research institutes in the field of rocket construction there. In the 1940s and 1950s, several research institutes and factories for the space industry were set up there, in which German specialists also worked at the beginning (see Aktion Ossawakim ). The city was also greatly expanded in the post-war period through the incorporation of surrounding areas; however, in 1992 the village of Jubileiny, which had previously belonged to Korolev, was spun off as an independent city.

In 1996 the city was given its current name after the rocket designer Sergei Koroljow , who had researched here since 1946 and helped shape the city many times.

In 2014 Jubileiny was incorporated again.

Population development

year	Residents	comment
1939	28,122	as well as workers' settlement Kostino 15,878
1959	41,427	and town (from 1940) Kostino 30,458 (incorporated in 1959)
1970	105,945
1979	133,470
1989	159,363
2002	142,568
2010	183,402
2020	225,858

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

Bolshevo station in Korolev

To this day Korolev is considered a center of Russian space travel . The control center is located in the city , from which, among other things, the Mir space station and, after its end, the ISS are monitored. In addition, numerous research and science stations have their headquarters in the city. Korolev's industry is also dominated by rocket and spacecraft construction, including the local space company RKK Energija . There are also wood processing, packaging and textile factories in the city.

Koroljow has a railway connection on a branch line of the Trans-Siberian Magistrale branching off in Mytishchi . This means that there are regular train connections with Moscow (including the Yaroslavl train station ), which are supplemented by a number of inner-city and regional bus routes.

Furthermore, the "International Space Olympics" take place annually in Korolev.

Town twinning

• Zhukovsky , Russia
• Moscow , Russia
• Khimki , Russia
• Baikonur , Kazakhstan

sons and daughters of the town

• Nikolai Medvedev (1915–1976), ice hockey, bandy and football player
• Vasily Trofimow (1919–1999), ice hockey, bandy and soccer player
• Alexander Spirin (* 1931), biochemist and molecular biologist
• Yuri Voinov (1931–2003), football player
• Rudolf Alexachin (* 1936), biologist
• Vladimir Meshcheryakov (1937–1982), football player
• Vladimir Nachabzew (1938–2002), film cameraman
• Valentina Titowa (* 1942), theater and film actress
• Tamara Degtjarjowa (* 1944), theater and film actress
• Alexei Kondaurow (* 1949), politician
• Valery Petukhov (1950-2003), psychologist
• Yuri Pudyshev (* 1954), Soviet and Belarusian football player
• Alexander Kolmakow (* 1955), officer
• Anatoly Popov (* 1955), bandy player
• Irina Nasarowa (* 1957), track and field athlete
• Andrej Karaulow (* 1958), journalist, television presenter
• Wladimir Markin (* 1959), composer, pop singer
• Oleg Sagorodnew (born 1959), hockey player
• Guri Fjodorow (* 1960), Bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church
• Sergei Simin (* 1961), bandy player
• Alexander Zyganow (* 1961), bandy player and trainer
• Alexander Schulin (* 1963), figure skater
• Oleg Samatov (* 1965), football player and coach
• Vladimir Grusdew (* 1967), entrepreneur and politician
• Konstantin Kosejew (* 1967), cosmonaut
• Andrei Tikhonov (* 1970), football player
• Ilya Kazakov (* 1972), journalist, sports commentator, television presenter
• Euthimius Moissejew (* 1972), cleric, rector of the Kazan Seminary
• Andrei Merslikin (* 1973), actor
• Dmitri Keschwatow (* 1975), composer, guitarist of the Russian band Spitfire
• Natalja Urjadowa (* 1977), beach volleyball player
• Kristina Asmus (* 1988), actress

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 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. ↑ Law of Moscow Oblast on the merger of the cities of Korolev and Jubileiny (Russian)

Web links

Commons : Korolev  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Website (Russian)
• Korolev on mojgorod.ru (Russian)