Elektrogorsk

Elektrogorsk (Электрого́рск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 75 km 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 ("Электропередача", 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 -30 °C in the winter up to 25 °C in the summer.

Administrative and municipal status
Within the administrative divisions framework, it is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Elektrogorsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Elektrogorsk Urban Okrug.

Notable people

 * Aleksandr Boloshev (1947–2010), basketball player
 * Alexey Chesmin (born 1986), paralympic footballer