Peresvet
Encyclopedia
Peresvet is a town in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Kunya River
(Dubna's tributary
) 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) northeast of Moscow
and 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) north of Sergiyev Posad
. Population:
Officially it was founded in 1948 as a settlement servicing NIIKhimMash —a research institute for bench testing of rocket engines and thermal vacuum chamber testing of spaceships. It was named Novostroyka .
Until 1992 Novostroyka was a restricted area. During the Soviet period settlement was completely under institute's authority. Later it was managed by the administration of Krasnozavodsk
.
On December 8, 1999, Novostroyka and a part of Krasnozavodsk containing the research institute were incorporated into the town of Peresvet (named after the medieval military hero Alexander Peresvet
). The process was finalized on March 28, 2000.
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Kunya River
Kunya River
The Kunya River is a river in Pskov Oblast, Tver Oblast and Novgorod Oblast of Russia, and a tributary of the Lovat River. It flows north out of Vsteselovo Lake in the southern portion of Pskov Oblast, near the town of Velikie Luki, and joins the Lovat in the town of Kholm....
(Dubna's tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
) 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) northeast of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and 17 kilometres (10.6 mi) north of Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It grew in the 15th century around one of the greatest of Russian monasteries, the Trinity Lavra established by St. Sergius of Radonezh. The town status was granted to it in 1742...
. Population:
Officially it was founded in 1948 as a settlement servicing NIIKhimMash —a research institute for bench testing of rocket engines and thermal vacuum chamber testing of spaceships. It was named Novostroyka .
Until 1992 Novostroyka was a restricted area. During the Soviet period settlement was completely under institute's authority. Later it was managed by the administration of Krasnozavodsk
Krasnozavodsk
Krasnozavodsk is a town in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Kunya River northeast of Moscow and north of Sergiyev Posad. Population:...
.
On December 8, 1999, Novostroyka and a part of Krasnozavodsk containing the research institute were incorporated into the town of Peresvet (named after the medieval military hero Alexander Peresvet
Alexander Peresvet
Alexander Peresvet, also spelled Peresviet , was a Russian Orthodox Christian monk who fought in a single combat with the Tatar champion Temir-murza at the opening of the Battle of Kulikovo , where they killed each other.He is believed to have hailed from the Bryansk area and took...
). The process was finalized on March 28, 2000.