Ozyory
Озёры
Town[1]
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Coat of arms of Ozyory
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Ozyory is located in Russia
Ozyory
Ozyory
Location of Ozyory
Ozyory is located in Moscow Oblast
Ozyory
Ozyory
Ozyory (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°51′N 38°34′E / 54.850°N 38.567°E / 54.850; 38.567
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
First mentioned1578
Town status since1925
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total25,800
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
25,359 (−1.7%)
 • Subordinated toOzyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
 • Capital ofOzyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
 • Urban okrugOzyory Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofOzyory Urban Okrug[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
140560, 140563
OKTMO ID46756000001

Ozyory (Russian: Озёры, IPA: [ɐˈzʲɵrɨ]) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, 157 kilometers (98 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 25,800 (2010 Census);[2] 25,704 (2002 Census);[7] 28,215 (1989 Census).[8]

History

It was first mentioned in 1578 as the village of Marvinskoye Ozerko (Марвинское Озерко).[citation needed] In the late 18th century, it was renamed Ozerki (Озерки).[citation needed] In 1851, it received its present name Ozyory.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1925.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty-nine rural localities, incorporated as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[9] As a municipal division, Ozyory City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Ozyory Urban Okrug.[4]

Administrative and municipal history

Ozyorsky Municipal District was abolished on March 30, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Urban Okrug.[10] Within the framework of administrative divisions, on April 13, 2015 the inhabited localities of the low-level administrative divisions (the rural settlements) were subordinated to the Town of Ozyory, which remained the only subdivision of the administrative district.[11] The administrative district itself was abolished on May 16, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction.[12]

Town council

Notable people

Twin towns and sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Ozyory is twinned with:

Former twin towns:

On 28 February 2022, the Polish city of Radom ended its partnership with Ozyory as a reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]

View of the church
View of the textile factory
Old buildings

Further reading

The town was profiled at the turn of the millennium by author Jeffrey Tayler as the subject of a travel narrative piece "Exiled Beyond Kilometer 101" for The Atlantic (then still known as The Atlantic Monthly): Part 1, Part 2

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Resolution #123-PG
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Law #71/2015-OZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. ^ Law #11/2013-OZ
  10. ^ Law #30/2015-OZ
  11. ^ Resolution #128-PG
  12. ^ Law #72/2015-OZ
  13. ^ "Radom zerwał współpracę z rosyjskim i białoruskim miastem. Obywatele Ukrainy autobusami będą jeździć za darmo" (in Polish). Retrieved March 12, 2022.

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