Ramenskoye
Encyclopedia
Ramenskoye is a town and the administrative center of Ramensky District
of Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, located 46 kilometres (28.6 mi) southeast of Moscow
. Population: 69,000 (1974); 28,000 (1939).
The most famous object of Ramenskoye/Zhukovsky is Airport Ramenskoye, which serves LII
.
word "" (ramenye), meaning " on (or at) the edge of forest".
Ramenskoye is mentioned in documents as far back as the 18th century, when it was a village called Novoe Troytskoe , which specialized in tax collection. In 1831 a textile factory was founded in Ramenskoye, and by the second half of the 19th century, the textile factory had grown to be one of the largest enterprises in the Russian Empire.
On March 15, 1926, Ramenskoye was granted town status.
Ramensky District
Ramensky District is an administrative and a municipal district , one of thirty-eight administrative and thirty-six municipal districts in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Ramenskoye...
of Moscow Oblast
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 46 kilometres (28.6 mi) southeast 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...
. Population: 69,000 (1974); 28,000 (1939).
The most famous object of Ramenskoye/Zhukovsky is Airport Ramenskoye, which serves LII
Gromov Flight Research Institute
M. M. Gromov Flight Research Institute or LII for short is an important Russian aircraft test base, scientific research center located in Zhukovsky, 40 km south-east of Moscow.It has one of the longest runways in Europe at 5,403 m...
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History
The town was named after an Old SlavonicOld Slavonic
Old Slavonic may refer to:*Old Church Slavonic language*Common Slavonic language...
word "" (ramenye), meaning " on (or at) the edge of forest".
Ramenskoye is mentioned in documents as far back as the 18th century, when it was a village called Novoe Troytskoe , which specialized in tax collection. In 1831 a textile factory was founded in Ramenskoye, and by the second half of the 19th century, the textile factory had grown to be one of the largest enterprises in the Russian Empire.
On March 15, 1926, Ramenskoye was granted town status.