Shchyolkovo ( rus, Щёлково, p=ˈɕːɵlkəvə) is a
city
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and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Shchyolkovsky District
Shchyolkovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #83/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administra ...
in
Moscow Oblast
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,
Russia
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, located on the
Klyazma River
The Klyazma (, ''Klyaz'ma'' or ''Kliazma''), a river in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, forms a left tributary of the Oka. (
Oka's
tributary
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), northeast of
Moscow
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. Population: 112,865 (
2002 Census);
109,255 (
1989 Census);
91,000 (1977).
History
It dates back to the 16th century. Town status was granted to it in 1925.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Shchyolkovo serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Shchyolkovsky District
Shchyolkovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #83/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administra ...
.
[Resolution #123-PG] As an administrative division, it is, together with seven
rural localities, incorporated within Shchyolkovsky District as the
City
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of Shchyolkovo.
As a
municipal division, the City of Shchyolkovo is incorporated within Shchyolkovsky Municipal District as Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement.
[Law #83/2005-OZ]
Transportation
The city is reachable in about one hour by suburban trains from the
Yaroslavsky railway station
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Situated on Komsomolskaya Square (close to the Kazansky and Leningradsky Stations), Moscow Yaroslavskaya has the highest passenger throughput of all ni ...
in
Moscow
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Shchyolkovo is
twinned with:
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Celje
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, Slovenia
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Gagra
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, Georgia
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Grodno Region, Belarus
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Hemer
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Geography
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, Germany
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Orhei District
Orhei () is a district () in central Moldova, with its administrative center in the city of Orhei. As of 2014 Moldovan Census its population was 101,502.
History
The Orhei region has been inhabited since the Stone Age. Settlements included t ...
, Moldavia
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Talsi
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Etymology
It is believed that the name is derived from an old Livo ...
, Latvia
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