Troitsk, Research settlement in Troitsky Administrative Okrug, Russia.
Troitsk is a settlement in Troitsky Administrative Okrug, roughly 37 kilometers southwest of central Moscow along the Desna River and Kaluzhskoye Highway. The settlement spreads over gentle terrain with multistory residential blocks, Soviet-era research buildings, and green spaces between the streets.
The settlement was first recorded in 1646 as Troitskoye, a village near a trinity church. It received town status in 1977 within Moscow Oblast and became part of Moscow city in 2012.
The name derives from the Russian word for trinity, reflected in the local church and several street names. Residential neighborhoods and research facilities sit close together, allowing scientists to walk between institutes and their homes.
Regular buses connect the settlement to central Moscow via the highway, covering the route in about an hour. Winter brings snow that makes sidewalks slippery, so sturdy footwear helps.
A particle accelerator operates below the surface, drawing physicists from different countries for experiments. Other institutes develop new diamond materials harder than natural diamonds.
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