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The city of Kaluga oblast.
Obninsk is the first “naukograd” (scientific city) of Russia located about 100 km to the south-west of Moscow and 68 km to the north-east of regional center Kaluga.
Obninsk city population is about 105,000 (2010).
The phone codes of the city are +7 48439 and +7 48458; postal code - 249030.
In 1946 a secret Laboratory “B” in the system of the Inner Affair Ministry of the USSR was created on the place where there was a settlement of the school and former Spanish children’s house. It was future Institute of Physics and Power Engineering.
The laboratory carried out research in nuclear physics, for this purpose German professionals were invited from laboratories of Wilhelm the Kaiser and Leipzig University as well as the best Russian professionals. As a result the first in the world nuclear power station was constructed there. It began processing on June 27th, 1954.
In 1956 the settlement turned into the city. It was called Obninsk after the name of the closest railway platform (station at present) Obninskoye. The name of the platform in its turn is derived from the last name of the Obninskys who in the past owned the lands on which the railway was constructed.
Later Obninsk developed as a scientific city specializing in nuclear physics and nuclear power engineering, meteorology, radiology, radiation chemistry and geophysics.
Obninsk city street view
Obninsk city street
Obninsk street scenery
Obninsk is located at the crossroads of federal highways “Moscow-Kiev” (M3) and “Moscow-Roslavl-Brest” (A101). Obninsk is located on the railway “Moscow-Bryansk-Kiev” (about 102 km from Kievsky railway station in Moscow).
Obninsk is located close to main airports in central part of Russia: Vnukovo (70 km), Sheremetyevo (130 km), Domodedovo (90 km). Very close to the city (15 km) there is the freight airport Yermolino which can carry out any freight cargo.
Obninsk city view
Obninsk city, Russia view
Obninsk city scenery
Obninsk is famous for the first in the world nuclear power station. At present the station serves as experimental and research base and excursion place.
In the park located in the south-east of the city there is the estate of the 19th century Bugry (in the 20th century - the dacha of the artist P.P.Konchalovsky).
In the north-west of Obninsk there are remnants of the 18th century estate Belkino with the Boris and Gleb church (1773). Near it there is a row of Belkinsky ponds and the restored Belkinsky park with a sweethearts pavilion and a decorative bridge.
130 m high meteorological mast is the most outstanding place of interest in the city. In 1950s-1960s captive Germans constructed the Old City by Leningrad architects’ design - the most beautiful part of the city and the only district where one can enjoy historical buildings.
Christmas Church in Aksyonov square. Although it was constructed recently it is the main city church and is remarkable for delicate interior and golden domes.
In 2009 a monument to nuclear submarine fleet was erected at the corner of Kurchatov and Pobeda streets.
Obninsk is an acknowledged scientific center in the world. There are 10 research institutes in the city. About a thousand of scientists work there. A number of scientific schools were formed there. High level of research became the base for long-term and various scientific ties of the local institutes with international organizations and foreign scientific centers.
Obninsk administrative building
Obninsk marketplace
Obninsk industrial scenery
Obninsk city mansion
Obninsk church
Obninsk cathedral
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