Voskhod, Moscow Oblast
Closed settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia
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Voskhod (Russian: Восхо́д) is a closed urban locality (a settlement) in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It was formerly called Novopetrovsk-2 (Новопетровск-2).[6] Population: 2,007 (2010 census);[2] 1,785 (2002 census);[7]
Voskhod
Восход | |
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Settlement[1] | |
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| Coordinates: 55°58′27″N 36°27′26″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,007 |
• Estimate (2025) | 2,056 (+2.4%) |
| • Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Voskhod[1] |
| • Capital of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Voskhod[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Voskhod Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Voskhod Urban Okrug[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 143562 |
| Dialing code | +7 49631 |
| OKTMO ID | 46763000051 |
Overview
It is located near the Moscow-Volokolamsk highway and the Novorozhdestvensky Forest,[8] and was involved in the November 1941 Battle of Moscow between Germany and the Soviet Union.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the administrative divisions framework, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Voskhod—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Voskhod is incorporated as Voskhod Urban Okrug.[3]