Dedovsk

Dedovsk (Russian Дедовск ) is a town with 29 108 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located 38 km north-west of Moscow and about 20 km each from the cities of Krasnogorsk and Istra.

History

The first documented mention of the village dates from the 1570s Dedowo. 1901 led first by a railway line at the site, namely the line Moscow - Rzhev, which was later extended to Riga. This led ten years later to set up a first industrial company in Dedowo in 1913 went into operation in textile manufacturing. In addition, in the vicinity was a brickyard. Over the years, emerged in Dedowo and the neighboring villages a workers' settlement, which was officially declared in 1940 to the city Dedovsk.

Economy and infrastructure

The most important factories in Dedovsk are the textile factory was founded in 1913 and one that emerged from the old brick ceramics factory.

The city is located on the highway M9, which runs from Moscow to Latvia. In the urban area there are three railway stations are located at the Moscow Riga route. From there, there are regional connections to the Riga station in Moscow and in many neighboring towns.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Roman Madjanow (* 1962), actor
• Roman Shirokov ( b. 1981 ), football player
• Sergei Wyschedkewitsch ( born 1975 ), ice hockey player