Klin, Klinsky District, Moscow Oblast

Klin
Клин
Sovetskaya Square in Klin
Sovetskaya Square in Klin
Flag of Klin
Coat of arms of Klin
Location of Klin
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Klin is located in Russia
Klin
Klin
Location of Klin
Klin is located in Moscow Oblast
Klin
Klin
Klin (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°20′N 36°44′E / 56.333°N 36.733°E / 56.333; 36.733
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast
Administrative districtKlinsky District
TownKlin
Known since1317
Town status since1781
Government
 • HeadAlena Sokolskaya
Elevation160 m (520 ft)
Population
 • Total80,585
 • Estimate 
(2018)
79,168 (−1.8%)
 • Rank206th in 2010
 • Capital ofKlinsky District, Town of Klin
 • Municipal districtKlinsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementKlin Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofKlinsky Municipal District, Klin Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code(s)
141601–141607, 141609, 141612, 141613, 141618
Dialing code(s)+7 49624
OKTMO ID46621101001

Klin (Russian: Клин, lit. a wedge) is a town and the administrative center of Klinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 85 kilometers (53 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 80,585 (2010 Census); 83,178 (2002 Census); 94,908 (1989 Census); 94,000 (1985 est.).

History

It has been known since 1317.[citation needed] In 1482, it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow with the rest of the Principality of Tver. Town status was granted in 1781.[citation needed]

Klin was taken by the Germans briefly during the Battle of Moscow in 1941. The German occupation lasted from November 23 to December 15, 1941. A short time later, on December 19, the British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and the Soviet ambassador to Great Britain Ivan Maysky visited the town with more than twenty correspondents during Eden's first diplomatic mission to Moscow.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Klin serves as the administrative center of Klinsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with sixty-one rural localities, incorporated within Klinsky District as the Town of Klin. As a municipal division, the Town of Klin is incorporated within Klinsky Municipal District as Klin Urban Settlement.

Architecture and culture

Museum of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Klin

The town is best known as the residence of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose house, the Tchaikovsky House-Museum, is open to visitors as a museum. It was here that the composer wrote his last major work, the 6th symphony, or the "Pathetique".

Among several churches, the most noteworthy are the 16th-century church of the Dormition cloister and the baroque Resurrection cathedral (1712).

Economy

There is a large beer factory, which produces Klinskoye beer.

Transportation

The M10 highway connecting Moscow to St. Petersburg and the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway run through the town.

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Klin
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) −4
(25)
−3
(27)
1
(34)
10
(50)
17
(63)
21
(70)
23
(73)
22
(72)
16
(61)
9
(48)
1
(34)
−3
(27)
9
(49)
Average low °C (°F) −11
(12)
−11
(12)
−5
(23)
1
(34)
7
(45)
11
(52)
13
(55)
11
(52)
7
(45)
2
(36)
−3
(27)
−8
(18)
1
(34)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 35
(1.4)
34
(1.3)
33
(1.3)
40
(1.6)
66
(2.6)
80
(3.1)
69
(2.7)
64
(2.5)
60
(2.4)
53
(2.1)
44
(1.7)
39
(1.5)
617
(24.2)
Source: www.meteoblue.com

Military

It was home to the Klin air base during the Cold War.

Sports

Local association football team Khimik plays in the Moscow Oblast league. Titan Klin play in the VHL, the second level of Russian ice hockey.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Klin is twinned with:


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