Solnechnogorsk
Solnechnogorsk () is a
town in
Moscow Oblast,
Russia, the administrative center of
Solnechnogorsky District. It is situated on the
Moscow-Saint Petersburg Highway and the
Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway, on the coast of Lake
Senezh, 65 km north-west from
Moscow. Population—58,374 (
2002 Census). Geographical coordinates: .
It received town status and was renamed Solnechnogorsk in
1938.
Some of the main features of the town are a metal construction factory, a glass-works, a sports fishing business, holiday homes, sports centers, children's summer camps, and ski lodges.
There is a museum of local lore in the town. Not far from Solnechnogorsk the estate of
Shakhmatovo is situated. This estate belonged to the Russian poet
Alexander Blok; now a museum for this poet has been opened there.