thumb|A typical checkpoint at a military townlet In military of Russia and some other post-Soviet states (as well as in the former Soviet Union), a '''military townlet''' ({{langx|ru|военный городок|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.<ref>«Военный городок» article in the ''Soviet Military Encyclopedia''</ref>
==Modern Russia== 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.<ref>[http://www.vremya.ru/2005/239/4/141953.html Ужасы нашего городка. Рассекреченные военные гарнизоны могут погибнуть]</ref> The corresponding law was enacted in 2011<ref>[https://realty.ria.ru/20170807/408815483.html Путин: земли военных городков нужно передавать под управление муниципалитетам] (Putin: Lands of military townlets should be transferred to municipal management)</ref> and by 2013, 1,100 of total about 5,000 were transferred to municipalities.<ref>[https://ria.ru/20131112/976237899.html Минобороны РФ передало муниципалитетам более тысячи военных городков]</ref> Many of them were already closed and unused by the military, but still held facilities vital to the local civil area.<ref>[https://severpost.ru/read/3998/ Военные будут передавать муниципалитетам военные городки вместе с дорогами]</ref>
==Military townlets== [[File:Vijskove-mistechko-11.jpg|thumb|Military townlet no.11, Vasylkiv, Ukraine]]
*Balkhash-9 *Kadaga, Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic *Near Kyzyl, Tuva. Completed in 2016, for the 55th Mountain Motor Rifle Brigade<ref>[https://russianconstruction.com/news-1/25587-modern-military-townlet-erected-in-southern-siberia.html Modern military townlet erected in southern Siberia]</ref> *Khvoyny<ref>[https://onlinespb.ru/article/9259 Военный городок Хвойный активно развивается]</ref> *Kletsk-2 *Klyuchi-1 *Pivan-1 *{{ill|Ногинск-9|ru|Ногинск-9}} *Perm-76 *Serpukhov-15 *Star City, Russia *Skrunda-1 *Tiefenbrunn,<!--no link; unknonw where--> 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== *: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 *{{section link|Military district|Russia and Soviet Union}}
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Military life Category:Military installations Category:Types of towns Category:Military installations of Russia