Zheleznodorozhny, Russia
Encyclopedia
Zheleznodorozhny Zheleznodorozhnaya , or Zheleznodorozhnoye , literally meaning "pertaining to rail transport
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Urban localities
Rural localities
Historical localities
Historical names
Rail transport
Rail transport is a means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on...
", is the name of several inhabited localities in 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...
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Urban localities
- Zheleznodorozhny, Moscow OblastZheleznodorozhny, Moscow OblastZheleznodorozhny is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. Population: It was founded in 1861 as a settlement servicing the railway station of Obiralovka , made famous by Leo Tolstoy as the death place of the main character of the novel Anna Karenina.In 1938, it was renamed...
, a city under the oblast jurisdiction in Moscow OblastMoscow OblastMoscow 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... - Zheleznodorozhny, Irkutsk Oblast, a work settlementUrban-type settlementUrban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
in Ust-Ilimsky DistrictUst-Ilimsky DistrictUst-Ilimsky District is an administrative district , one of the 33 in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia....
of Irkutsk OblastIrkutsk OblastIrkutsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in southeastern Siberia in the basins of Angara River, Lena, and Nizhnyaya Tunguska Rivers. The administrative center is the city of Irkutsk. Population: -History:... - Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad OblastZheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad OblastZheleznodorozhny , prior to 1946 known by its German name Gerdauen, is an urban locality in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Kaliningrad, near the border with Poland...
, an urban-type settlementUrban-type settlementUrban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
in Pravdinsky District of Kaliningrad OblastKaliningrad OblastKaliningrad Oblast is a federal subject of Russia situated on the Baltic coast. It has a population of The oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia. Since its creation it has been an exclave of the Russian SFSR and then the...
Rural localities
- Zheleznodorozhny, Ivanovo Oblast, a selo in Ivanovsky DistrictIvanovsky District, Ivanovo OblastIvanovsky District, Ivanovo Oblast is an administrative district , one of the 21 in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia....
of Ivanovo OblastIvanovo OblastIvanovo Oblast is a federal subject of Russia .Its three largest cities are Ivanovo , Kineshma, and Shuya.The principal center of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast.... - Zheleznodorozhny, Kursk Oblast, a settlement in Dmitriyevsky DistrictDmitriyevsky DistrictDmitriyevsky District is an administrative district , one of the 28 in Kursk Oblast, Russia....
of Kursk OblastKursk OblastKursk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kursk.-Geography:The oblast occupies the southern slopes of the middle-Russian plateau, and its average elevation is from 177 to 225 meters . The surface is hilly, and intersected by ravines... - Zheleznodorozhny, name of several other rural localities
Historical localities
- Zheleznodorozhny, a former urban-type settlement in Chelyabinsk OblastChelyabinsk Oblast-External links:*...
; since 2004—a part of the town of KopeyskKopeyskKopeysk is a city in Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia, located southeast of Chelyabinsk. Population: The population growth of the city between 2002 and 2010 was caused by the annexation of surrounding settlements....
Historical names
- Zheleznodorozhny, the name of the town of YemvaYemvaYemva is a town and the administrative center of Knyazhpogostsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia, located on the Vym River northeast of Syktyvkar. Population:...
, Russia, in 1941–1985