Elektrogorsk
Elektrogorsk () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east from Moscow. Population:
Key facts
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- Moscow Oblast
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- Elektrogorsk
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- Электрогорск
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- Elektrogorsk Train Station in Elektrogorsk
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- right
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- Coat of Arms of Elektrogorsk (Moscow oblast).png
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- Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
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- Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
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Elektrogorsk () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east from Moscow. Population:
==History== Elektrogorsk was founded in 1912 due to the construction of the first big peat-fired thermal power station in Russia, which would be called Elektroperedacha ("", lit. "electric power transmission"). The settlement was named after the power station. In 1946, it was granted town status and renamed Elektrogorsk. It has a highly variable climate ranging from in the winter up to in the summer.