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vysokovsk
Vysokovsk (Russian: Высоко́вск) is a town in Klinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 99 kilometers (62 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 10,635 (2010 Census); 10,950 (2002 Census); 11,611 (1989 Census).
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- vysokovsk
- Map of Vysokovsk Moskovsky Russia 141650
- Vysokovsk
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Vysokovsk, Moskovsky, Russia, 141650
Vysokovsk
History
It was founded in 1879 due to the construction of a textile factory by the Vysokovskaya Manufactory Company. Two minor settlements servicing the factory—Vysokoye (Высо́кое) and Novy Bazar (Но́вый База́р)—grew into one, named Vysokovsky (Высоко́вский), in 1928. It was granted town status in 1940 and renamed Vysokovsk.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with seventeen rural localities, incorporated within Klinsky District as the Town of Vysokovsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Vysokovsk is incorporated within Klinsky Municipal District as Vysokovsk Urban Settlement.