Nakhabino, Work settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia.
Nakhabino is a work settlement in the Krasnogorsk urban district of Moscow Oblast, the largest settlement in Russia without city status. The built area stretches along the railway line to Moscow with multi-story residential buildings and smaller shops lining the main streets.
The settlement was founded as a village in 1482 and passed to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in 1534. In the 20th century the place transformed into a work settlement with a connection to the railway line to Moscow.
The name comes from an old Slavic word for freeloader, referring to early inhabitants who lived off others' work. Today the center is shaped by apartment blocks and smaller shops serving daily routines for commuters to Moscow.
The railway station offers regular connections to Moscow through the Rizhsky suburban line, making daily trips to the capital possible. The main streets are easily walkable and lead to residential areas and smaller shopping options.
In the 1930s a test site here launched the Soviet rockets GIRD-9 and GIRD-10 for the first time. These early experiments laid the groundwork for later developments in Soviet space exploration.
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