Chernogolovka () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Center of the town is located some 43 km (27 miles) northeast of the Moscow city limit and 59 km (37 miles) from Red Square. Its population in 2018 was 21,342.

History

Chernogolovka for the first time has been officially mentioned in 1710. As a municipal division, Chernogolovka Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Chernogolovka Urban Okrug.

Transportation

Chernogolovka does not have a rail link but long-distance buses link the town to Moscow, Noginsk and Fryanovo.

Research facilities

Chernogolovka is a major Russian center of scientific research. It is home to a number of research institutions of the Russian Academy of Sciences:

  • Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics [http://www.icp.ac.ru/]
  • Institute of Solid State Physics [http://www.issp.ac.ru/]
  • Institute of Physiologically Active Compounds [http://www.ipac.ac.ru/]
  • Institute of Microelectronics Technology and High Purity Materials [http://www.ipmt-hpm.ac.ru/]
  • Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics
  • Institute of Energy Problems for Chemical Physics [http://www.binep.ac.ru/]
  • Institute of Experimental Mineralogy [http://www.iem.ac.ru/]
  • Institute of Structural Macrokinetics and Materials Science [http://www.ism.ac.ru/]

It is also the home of Ost-Company, which produces a broad range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks which are exported worldwide. Napitki iz Chernogolovki, and others.

References

Notes

Sources

  • Official website of Chernogolovka
  • Chernogolovka Business Directory
  • Chernogolovka Science Center