Moskovsky (russian: Моско́вский) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Moskovsky Settlement
Moskovsky Settlement (russian: Поселение Моско́вский) is a settlement (both municipal and administrative unit in Moscow) in Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug of Moscow. It was established in 2005 as Moskovsky urban settlemen ...
of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. The town of Moskovsky was formerly located in
Leninsky District of
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
,
Russia
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, and since July 2012 it is a part of the
federal city of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
. It is located southwest of the center Moscow and east of
Vnukovo International Airport. 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.
Route 876 and 876e currently connect Moskovsky with
Salaryevo
Salaryevo (russian: Саларьево) 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 (Moscow Metro), Rumyantsevo and Filatov Lug (Moscow Met ...
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
{{Authority control
Moskovsky Settlement
Cities and towns under jurisdiction of Moscow