Protvino

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Protvino (English) Протвино (Russian)
- Town^[1] -

Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Protvino Location of Protvino in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 54°53′N 37°13′E / 54.883°N 37.217°E / 54.883; 37.217Coordinates: 54°53′N 37°13′E / 54.883°N 37.217°E / 54.883; 37.217

Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast^[1]
Administratively subordinated to	Protvino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction^[1]
Administrative center of	Protvino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction^[1]
Municipal status (as of June 2011)
Urban okrug	Protvino Urban Okrug^[2]
Administrative center of	Protvino Urban Okrug^[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	37,308 inhabitants^[3]
Time zone	MSK (UTC+04:00)^[4]
Town status since	1989^{[citation needed]}
Official website

Protvino (Russian: Протвино́) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located about 100 kilometers (62 mi) south of Moscow and 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) west of Serpukhov, on the left bank of the Protva River. Population: 37,308 (2010 Census);^[3] 36,175 (2002 Census);^[5] 34,520 (1989 Census).^[6]

History

Construction of an urban-type settlement intended to house a large high energy physics research laboratory started in 1958, and the Rosatom Institute for High Energy Physics was opened here in 1965. The institute is known for the 70 GeV proton accelerator which was the largest in the world at the time it was launched in 1967, and other physics research. Town status was granted in 1989.^{[citation needed]} The UNK Collider was the last big planned particle accelerator.

Among the discoveries made at IHEP are that of antihelium and the Serpukhov cross-section effect.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Protvino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Protvino Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Protvino Urban Okrug.^[2]

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns and sister cities

Protvino is twinned with:

Antony, France
Lahojsk, Belarus
Saky, Ukraine

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Law #11/2013-OZ
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #159/2004-OZ
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
↑ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров." [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.

Sources

Московская областная Дума. Закон №11/2013-ОЗ от 31 января 2013 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области». Вступил в силу на следующий день после официального опубликования (13 января 2013 г.). Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №24, 12 февраля 2013 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #11/2013-OZ of January 31, 2013 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast. Effective as of the day following the day of the official publication (January 13, 2013).).
Московская областная Дума. Закон №159/2004-ОЗ от 25 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе и границе городского округа Протвино», в ред. Закона №94/2011-ОЗ от 24 июня 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границе городского округа Протвино" и Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Серпуховского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №231, 4 декабря 2004 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #159/2004-OZ of November 25, 2004 On the Status and the Border of Protvino Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law #94/2011-OZ of June 24, 2011 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Border of Protvino Urban Okrug" and the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and Borders of Serpukhovsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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