Moskovsky () is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Moskovsky Settlement
Moskovsky Settlement () is a settlement (both municipal and administrative unit in Moscow) in Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug of Moscow. It was established in 2005 as Moskovsky urban settlement in Leninsky municipal raion of Moscow Oblast
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of
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
. The town of Moskovsky was formerly located in
Leninsky District of
Moscow Oblast
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,
Russia
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, and since July 2012 it is a part of the
federal city
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Germany
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of
Moscow
Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...
. It is located southwest of the center Moscow and east of
Vnukovo International Airport
Vnukovo, formally Vnukovo Andrei Tupolev International Airport (named after Andrei Tupolev) ( rus, links=no, Внуково, p=ˈvnukəvə) , is a dual-runway international airport located in Vnukovo District, southwest of the centre of Moscow, ...
. Population:
It was founded in 1968 as a rural locality around the agricultural company ''
Mosagro'' (''Agrokombinat "Moskovsky"''). Town status was granted to it in 2004.
On July 1, 2012 Moskovsky was transferred to the city of Moscow and became a part of
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug
Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug () is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of Moscow. The okrug was created on July 1, 2012.
The administrative center of Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug is the town of Moskovsky.
Territorial orga ...
.
Route 876 and 876e currently connect Moskovsky with
Salaryevo
Salaryevo () is a Moscow Metro station on the Sokolnicheskaya line. It opened on 15 February 2016 and was the southwestern terminus of the line, between Rumyantsevo and Filatov Lug stations. Salaryevo became the 200th station of the Moscow Metr ...
metro station via M3 Highway.
It is to note, however, that transport accessibility from the town to the station is slow: congested highway doesn't provide quick access to the metro station on hours of morning commute, since Moscovsky serves as a gateway from New Moscow to M3 highway.
References
External links
Official website of MoskovskyForum residents of Moskovsky townOfficial website of Agrokombinat "Moskovsky"
Unofficial website of Moskovsky
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Moskovsky Settlement
Cities and towns in Moscow (federal city)