Kubinka

Kubinka Кубинка
Town[1]
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Location of Kubinka
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Coordinates: 55°34′N 36°42′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Odintsovsky District[1]
Town	Kubinka[1]
Founded	15th century
Town status since	2004
Government
• Mayor[2]	Pavel Stanislavovich Zdradovskiy[2]
Area
• Total	4 km^2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	22,964
• Density	5,700/km^2 (15,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Town of Kubinka[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Odintsovsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Kubinka Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Kubinka Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	143070–143072
Dialing code(s)	+7 49869
OKTMO ID	46641110001
Town Day	August 22
Website	www.kubinka-info.ru

Kubinka (Russian: Ку́бинка) is a town in Odintsovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Setun River, 63 kilometers (39 mi) west of Moscow. Population: 22,964 (2010 Census);^[3] 26,158 (2002 Census);^[7] 8,019 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

History

Kubinka, founded in the 15th century, may have been named after Prince Ivan Kubensky [ru], a prominent local land-owner who died in 1546.^{[citation needed]} It grew in importance in the second half of the 19th century when the Moscow-Smolensk railway passed through the area. The military test-range for tanks opened in 1931 and the military airbase opened soon afterwards. In December 1941 the Red Army halted the Wehrmacht's drive towards Moscow on the outskirts of Kubinka.

Kubinka gained town status in 2004.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-three rural localities, incorporated within Odintsovsky District as the Town of Kubinka.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kubinka is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Kubinka Urban Settlement.^[4]

Transportation

Railway transport

Kubinka railway station

A suburban line links the town to Moscow's Belorussky railway station (the station Kubinka I). The train ride takes approximately 75 minutes. In 2015 a new 10 km train line opened in Kubinka. It goes from Kubinka railway station to Patriot Park, through the station "Museum", located near Kubinka Tank Museum. The railway station Kubinka II of the Greater Ring of the Moscow Railway is also in Kubinka.

Military

Kubinka was the location of the Soviet Union's tank proving grounds, and today is the home of the Kubinka Tank Museum. It is also the location of the MAPO aircraft Maintenance Factory #121 and the Kubinka air base. This base serves as a base for the 237th Centre for Display of Aviation Equipment,^[9] which consists of Swifts and Russian Knights, who took place in the aerobatic show during 2010 Moscow Victory Day Parade.

Culture

Patriot theme park was completed in 2017; a preliminary opening of the so-called "military Disneyland" took place in June 2015 by Vladimir Putin.^[10] It is located south of the Minsk highway at the border with the neighbouring settlements Golitsyno and Kalininets in the east and complements the local tourist attractions Kubinka Aviation Museum and Kubinka Tank Museum. The tank museum is located near the city.^[11] One of its most notable exhibits is Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus which is the only remaining example in the world. This museum is also home to some unique and experimental armoured vehicles.

Panzer VIII Maus in Kubinka

Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shoygu at the opening of the memorial complex "Partizan Village" in the area of Patriot Park

Healthcare

Kubinka's main hospital is District hospital N°3.^[12]

References

Notes

1. Resolution #123-PG
2. Павел Станиславович Здрадовский (Pavel Stanislavovich Zdradovsky)
3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. Law #64/2005-OZ
5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
7. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
8. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
9. "Centre for Display of Aviation Equipment in Kubinka - Russian knights and Swifts static displays". www.vitalykuzmin.net. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
10. Walker, Shaun (June 16, 2015). "Vladimir Putin opens Russian 'military Disneyland' Patriot Park". theguardian.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
11. "Military-historical museum of armored vehicles and armament..." Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
12. "Никольская больница (Больница №3)" [Nikolskaya Hospital (Hospital No. 3)]. www.kybinka.info. Retrieved January 4, 2022.

Sources

• 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 №64/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Одинцовского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №7/2012-ОЗ от 17 февраля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Одинцовского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №42, 10 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #64/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Odintsovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #7/2012-OZ of February 17, 2012 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Odintsovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).