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Shchyolkovo

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Shchyolkovo Щёлково
City[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Shchyolkovo
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Coordinates: 55°55′N 38°00′E / 55.917°N 38.000°E / 55.917; 38.000
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Shchyolkovsky District[1]
City	Shchyolkovo[1]
Founded	16th century
City status since	1925
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	110,411
• Rank	145th in 2010
Administrative status
• Capitalof	Shchyolkovsky District,[1] City of Shchyolkovo[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Shchyolkovsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement[3]
• Capitalof	Shchyolkovsky Municipal District,[3] Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	141100–141104, 141107–141110, 141112, 141113
Dialing code(s)	+7 49656
OKTMOID	46788000001
Website	www.schelkovo-gorod.ru

Shchyolkovo (Russian: Щёлково, IPA: [ˈɕːɵlkəvə]) is a city and the administrative centerofShchyolkovsky DistrictinMoscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River (Oka's tributary), 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 134,211 (2021 Census);^[6] 110,411 (2010 Russian census);^[2] 112,865 (2002 Census);^[7] 109,255 (1989 Census);^[8] 91,000 (1977).

History[edit]

It dates back to the 16th century.^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1925.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchyolkovo serves as the administrative centerofShchyolkovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated within Shchyolkovsky District as the City of Shchyolkovo.^[1] As a municipal division, the City of Shchyolkovo is incorporated within Shchyolkovsky Municipal District as Shchyolkovo Urban Settlement.^[3]

Transportation[edit]

The city is reachable in about one hour by suburban trains from the Yaroslavsky railway stationinMoscow.

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

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Shchyolkovo is twinned with:^[9]

Gagra, Georgia

Grodno Region, Belarus

Hemer, Germany

Orhei District, Moldavia

Talsi, Latvia

References[edit]

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Shchyolkovo.

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Sources[edit]

• Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
• Московская областная Дума. Закон №83/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Щёлковского муниципального района, вновь образованных в его составе городских и сельских поселений и существующих на территории Щёлковского района Московской области муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №145/2013-ОЗ от 4 декабря 2013 г. «О внесении изменения в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Щёлковского муниципального района, вновь образованных в его составе городских и сельских поселений и существующих на территории Щёлковского района Московской области муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #83/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and Borders of Shchyolkovsky Municipal District, Newly Established Urban and Rural Settlements Within Its Territory, and the Existing Municipal Formations on the Territory of Shchyolkovsky District, as amended by the Law #145/2013-OZ of December 4, 2013 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Shchyolkovsky Municipal District, Newly Established Urban and Rural Settlements Within Its Territory, and the Existing Municipal Formations on the Territory of Shchyolkovsky District". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).