Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast


Vidnoye is a town and the administrative center of Leninsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located south of Moscow city limits. Population:

History

Rastorguyevo summer cottage community was established in this area in 1902. The construction of the Moscow Coke and Gas Works factory started in 1937 but was interrupted by World War II, and it was only in 1949 that the settlement of Vidnoye was established for the factory workers. Vidnoye was merged with Rastorguyevo and granted town status in 1965.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vidnoye serves as the administrative center of Leninsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with seven rural localities, incorporated within Leninsky District as the Town of Vidnoye. As a municipal division, the Town of Vidnoye is incorporated within Leninsky Municipal District as Vidnoye Urban Settlement.

Economy

Main industrial enterprises in Vidnoye include the Moscow Coke and Gas Works, the Metallist factory, and the Gipsobeton company. Public transportation is represented by commuter trains to Moscow and eight bus lines. Several trolleybus lines were put into operation during the first decade of the 2000s.

Culture

Vidnovskiye Vesti, established in 1931, is the local newspaper. One local cable TV station broadcasts in the town.

Sports

There are several sports arenas in the town: Vidnoye sports palace, Metallurg ice stadium, a motoball stadium, and a swimming pool. There are several sport clubs for teenagers.

Basketball

is a women's basketball team based in Vidnoye that plays in FIBA's EuroLeague Women. It is a highly successful team in recent years, winning the 2005-2006 EuroCup Women and the 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009-2010 EuroLeague Women championship and the inaugural SuperCup Women.

Motoball (Motorcycle Polo)

Vidnoye is hometown of Metallurg motoball team. Three European championships took place in Vidnoye, in all of which team Russia was the winner.

Notable people

Vidnoye is twinned with: