Istra
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| Istra (English) Истра (Russian) |
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 New Jerusalem Monastery |
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.svg) Location of Moscow Oblast on the map of Russia |
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  Location of Istra on the map of Moscow Oblast
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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 |
| In administrative jurisdiction of | Moscow Oblast[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Istra District[citation needed] |
| Municipal status | |
| Municipal Status | Urban okrug |
| Head[citation needed] | Anna Nikolayevana Scherba (head of district), Yuri Saveliev (Mayor)[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 32,056 inhabitants[1] |
| - Density | 4,579 /km2 (11,900/sq mi)[2] |
| Time zone | MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4) |
| Founded | 1589[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 143500[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 +7 49631[citation needed] |
| Official website | http://gorod.istranet.ru/ |
Istra (Russian: И́стра) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia founded in 1781 (former name - Voskresensk (Воскресе́нск), until 1930). It stands on the Istra River, 56 km west of Moscow, on the Moscow – Riga railway. Population: 33,652 (2002 Census).
Known since XVI century as Voskresenskoe village, it was later renamed to Voskresensk, was graned town status in 1781 and became the capital of the district. In 1930 the town was renamed to Istra, after the name of 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 has become a center of research in the area of electrical power engineering.
New Jerusalem Monastery also known as the Voskresensky Monastery (Russian: Новоиерусалимский монастырь) is located in Istra.
Near Istra, there is at 55°55'26"N 36°49'10"E a large high voltage research center.
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[edit] International relations
[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
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 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 Census (2002).
[edit] External links
- Istra and its region (russian)
- History and images of New Jerusalem Monastery
- History of coat of arms of Istra
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