Taldom
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Taldom is a town and the administrative center of Taldomsky District
in the northern part of Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, situated 110 kilometres (68.4 mi) north of Moscow
, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo
. Population:
The settlement was founded in 1677. In 1918, it was granted town status and became the first town to be renamed Leninsk in honor of the first Premier of the Soviet Union
Vladimir Lenin
(who was still alive then). In 1929, the original name was restored.
In the proximity of Taldom there is the Taldom transmitter
, the most powerful broadcasting station in the world. It is a longwave
transmitter working on the frequency of 261 kHz with transmitting power of 2,500 kilowatts. The height of the transmitter's mast is 275 meters. The programs of Radio of Russia and Yunost radio stations are broadcast from there.
Taldomsky District
Taldomsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 38 in Moscow Oblast, Russia....
in the northern part 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...
, situated 110 kilometres (68.4 mi) north 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...
, on a suburban railway connecting Moscow to Savyolovo
Savyolovo
Savyolovo is a microdistrict of the town of Kimry in Tver Oblast, Russia. It lies on the right bank of the Volga River and is connected to the left-bank part of Kimry by a 554 m long bridge over the Volga ....
. Population:
The settlement was founded in 1677. In 1918, it was granted town status and became the first town to be renamed Leninsk in honor of the first Premier of the Soviet Union
Premier of the Soviet Union
The office of Premier of the Soviet Union was synonymous with head of government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics . Twelve individuals have been premier...
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and communist politician who led the October Revolution of 1917. As leader of the Bolsheviks, he headed the Soviet state during its initial years , as it fought to establish control of Russia in the Russian Civil War and worked to create a...
(who was still alive then). In 1929, the original name was restored.
In the proximity of Taldom there is the Taldom transmitter
Taldom transmitter
Taldom transmitter is a large facility for longwave and shortwave broadcasting near Taldom, Russia. It transmits on two longwave frequencies, on 153 kHz with 300 kW and on 261 kHz with a power of 2,500 kW. Latter is the most powerful broadcasting station in the world...
, the most powerful broadcasting station in the world. It is a longwave
Longwave
In radio, longwave refers to parts of radio spectrum with relatively long wavelengths. The term is a historic one dating from the early 20th century, when the radio spectrum was considered to consist of long, medium and short wavelengths...
transmitter working on the frequency of 261 kHz with transmitting power of 2,500 kilowatts. The height of the transmitter's mast is 275 meters. The programs of Radio of Russia and Yunost radio stations are broadcast from there.