Country Russia Urban okrug Protvino Urban Okrug Area 26 km² | Federal subject Moscow Oblast Administrative center of Protvino Urban Okrug Local time Tuesday 6:26 PM | |
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Administratively subordinated to Protvino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Administrative center of Protvino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Weather 1°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
Protvino (Russian: Протвино́) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) south of Moscow and 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) west of Serpukhov, on the left bank of the Protva River. Population: 37,308 (2010 Census); 36,175 (2002 Census); 34,520 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Protvino Moskovsky Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Transport
- Twin towns and sister cities
- References
Map of Protvino, Moskovsky, Russia
History
Construction of an urban-type settlement intended to house a large high energy physics research laboratory started in 1958, and the Rosatom Institute for High Energy Physics was opened here in 1965. The institute is known for the 70 GeV proton accelerator which was the largest in the world at the time it was launched in 1967, and other physics research. Town status was granted in 1989. The UNK Collider was the last big planned particle accelerator.
Among the discoveries made at IHEP are that of antihelium and the Serpukhov cross-section effect.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Protvino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Protvino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Protvino Urban Okrug.
Transport
In the city the Protvino railroad station is located. Public transport is provided by buses.
Twin towns and sister cities
Protvino is twinned with: