Istra
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This article is about the town near Moscow. For the Adriatic peninsula, see Istria. For other uses, see Istra (disambiguation).
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 New Jerusalem Monastery |
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| Coordinates: 55°55′N 36°52′E / 55.917°N 36.867°ECoordinates: 55°55′N 36°52′E / 55.917°N 36.867°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative center of | Istrinsky District[citation needed] |
| Municipal status | |
| Mayor[citation needed] | Yury Savelyev[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
35,106 inhabitants[1] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 33,652 inhabitants[2] |
| Density | 5,015 /km2 (12,990 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1589[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Voskresenskoye,[citation needed] Voskresensk (until 1930)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 143500[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49631[citation needed] |
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Istra (Russian: И́стра) is a town and the administrative center of Istrinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Istra River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Moscow, on the Moscow–Riga railway. Population: 35,106 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 33,652 (2002 Census);[2] 35,046 (1989 Census).[5]
It was founded in 1781 as Voskresensk (Воскресе́нск), and was given its present name in 1930.
Known since the 16th century as the village of Voskresenskoye, it was later renamed to Voskresensk, granted town status in 1781, and became the center of an uyezd. In 1930, the town was renamed Istra, after the river which flows through it. As a result of short-term occupation during the Great Patriotic War, the town was severely damaged. After the war, Istra became a center of research in the area of electrical power engineering.
New Jerusalem Monastery, also known as the Voskresensky Monastery, is located in Istra.
There is a large high voltage research center near Istra at 55°55′26″N 36°49′10″E / 55.92389°N 36.81944°E.
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[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Istra is twinned with:
[edit] Notable people
- Famous Russian short-story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov used to work in Istra and its outskirts, his brother Ivan Chekov was a teacher at a local school.
- Soviet geographer Alexander Kruber was born in Istra.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Istra and its region (Russian)
- History and images of New Jerusalem Monastery
- History of coat of arms of Istra
