Military townlet
In military of Russia and some other post-Soviet states (as well as in the former Soviet Union), a military townlet (Russian: военный городок, romanized: voenny gorodok), also translated as military town or barracks town, is a special territory with buildings and structures located on it , which are intended to accommodate one or more military units , institutions , military educational institutions , and enterprises of the armed forces.[1]
Modern Russia
[edit]Many of them were classified and had a restricted access ("closed military townlet"). By 2005 there were 952 of closed ones in Russia. Military townlets have considerable problems with residential facilities, especially for veterans. Therefore a gradual declassification of some of them and passing their jurisdiction from military to civil authorities was suggested.[2] The corresponding law was enacted in 2011[3] and by 2013, 1,100 of total about 5,000 were transferred to municipalities.[4] Many of them were already closed and unused by the military, but still held facilities vital to the local civil area.[5]
Military townlets
[edit]- Balkhash-9
- Kadaga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Near Kyzyl, Tuva. Completed in 2016, for the 55th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade[6]
- Khvoyny[7]
- Kletsk-2
- Klyuchi-1
- Pivan-1
- Ногинск-9
- Perm-76
- Serpukhov-15
- Star City, Russia
- Skrunda-1
- Tiefenbrunn, Soviet military townlet in East Germany, see 3rd Guards Spetsnaz Brigade
A number of places in Russia are called "Voenny Gorodok" in Russia, e.g., Military Townlet, Novosibirsk; see ru:Военный городок (значения) for more.
See also
[edit]- ru:Категория:Военные городки России (Russian Wikipedia Category: Military camps of Russia)
- Barracks
- Billet
- Canaba, Ancient Rome
- Casern / Kaserne
- Cantonment
- Closed city
- Garrison / garrison town
- Military base
- Military settlement
- House of Military Officers
- Military district § Russia and Soviet Union
References
[edit]- ^ «Военный городок» article in the Soviet Military Encyclopedia
- ^ Ужасы нашего городка. Рассекреченные военные гарнизоны могут погибнуть
- ^ Путин: земли военных городков нужно передавать под управление муниципалитетам (Putin: Lands of military townlets should be transferred to municipal management)
- ^ Минобороны РФ передало муниципалитетам более тысячи военных городков
- ^ Военные будут передавать муниципалитетам военные городки вместе с дорогами
- ^ Modern military townlet erected in southern Siberia
- ^ Военный городок Хвойный активно развивается