SOLNECHNOGORSK

'Solnechnogorsk' () is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, the administrative center of Solnechnogorsky District. It is situated on the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Highway and the Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway, on the coast of Senezh Lake, 65 km north-west from Moscow. Population—58,374 (2002 Census). Geographical coordinates: .
Originally, there were a village named Solnechnaya Gora (literally Sunny Hill).
It received town status and was renamed Solnechnogorsk in 1938.
Some of the main features of the town are a metal construction factory, a glass-works, a sports fishing business, holiday homes, sports centers, children's summer camps, and ski lodges.
There is a museum of local lore in the town. Not far from Solnechnogorsk is the estate of Shakhmatovo that once belonged to a prominent Russian poet Alexander Blok; a museum of him has been opened there.
It is also the birthplace of former Soviet hockey player Victor Shalimov.