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{{Dablink|For the village in Slovakia, see [[Klin, Námestovo]]. For the mountain in Slovakia, see [[Mount Klin]].}}
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[[Image:Дом-музей П. И. Чайковского.jpg|thumb|260px|Museum of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Klin]]
'''Klin''' ({{lang-ru|Клин}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] in [[Moscow Oblast]], [[Russia]], located {{km to mi|85}} northwest of [[Moscow]]. The [[Russian Route M10|M10 highway]] connecting [[Moscow]] to [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]] and the [[Moscow-Saint Petersburg Railway]] run through the town. It was home to [[Klin (air base)|Klin air base]] during the [[Cold War]]. Population: {{ru-census2002|83178|;}} {{su-census1989|94908|;}} 94,000 (1985 est.).
==History==
Klin has been known since 1317. In 1482, it was incorporated into [[Muscovy]] with the rest of the Grand Princedom of [[Tver]]. Among several churches, the most noteworthy are the 16th century church of the Dormition [[cloister]] and the [[baroque]] Resurrection cathedral (1712). The town is best known as the residence of [[Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]], whose house is open to visitors as a museum. It was here that the composer created his famous ballets ''The [[Sleeping Beauty]]'' and ''[[The Nutcracker]]''. Klin was taken by the Germans briefly during the [[battle of Moscow]] in 1941. There is a large [[beer]] factory, which produces ''Klinskoye'' beer. A local soccer team plays in Moscow Oblast league and is called ''Khimik''.
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commonscat|Klin}}
*[http://www.moscow-taxi.com/out-of-town/klin.html Information for tourists]
*[http://www.klincity.com/ City website]
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