Английская Википедия:Istra, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Other places3 Шаблон:Expand Russian Шаблон:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Istra (Шаблон:Lang-ru) is a town and the administrative center of Istrinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Istra River, Шаблон:Convert west of Moscow, on the Moscow–Riga railway. Population: Шаблон:Ru-census It was previously known as Voskresenskoye, Voskresensk (until 1930).
History
Known since the 16th century as the village of Voskresenskoye, it was acquired by Patriarch Nikon to serve the needs of the neighbouring Voskresensky (Resurrection) Monastery. By 1781, the village had grown into the town of Voskresensk and become the seat of an uyezd.[1]
In 1930, the town was renamed Istra (after the river which flows through it) in order to avoid the old name's religious connotations.[2] As a result of short-term occupation during the Great Patriotic War (from November 25 to December 11, 1941), the town was severely damaged. After the war, Istra became a center of research in the area of electrical power engineering.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Istra serves as the administrative center of Istrinsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Istrinsky District as the Town of Istra.[3] As a municipal division, the Town of Istra is incorporated within Istrinsky Municipal District as Istra Urban Settlement.[4]
Science
There is a large high voltage research center near Istra at Шаблон:Coord.
Education
There are 4 secondary schools in Istra:
#1 after A. P. Chekhov, founded in 1908
#2 after N.K. Krupskaya, reconstructed in 2008
#3 after M.Y. Lermontov
#4 Liceum
Other educational institutions in Istra:
- Musical School
- School of Arts
- Pedagogical College.
Architecture
New Jerusalem Monastery, also known as the Voskresensky Monastery, is located in Istra.
Notable people
Famous Russian short-story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov used to work in Istra and its outskirts, while his brother Ivan Chekhov was a teacher at a local school. Soviet geographer Alexander Kruber was born in Istra.
Twin towns – sister cities
Istra is twinned with:[5] Шаблон:Div col
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bad Orb, Germany
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bečej, Serbia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dyurtyuli, Russia
- Шаблон:Flagicon Łobez, Poland
- Шаблон:Flagicon Loreto, Italy
- Шаблон:Flagicon Petrich, Bulgaria
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pinsk, Belarus
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rakovník, Czech Republic
References
Sources
External links
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- Official website of Istra Шаблон:In lang
- Istra Business Directory Шаблон:In lang
- History and images of New Jerusalem Monastery
Шаблон:Moscow Oblast Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик на 1 января 1980 года / Сост. В. А. Дударев, Н. А. Евсеева. — М.: Известия, 1980. — 702 с. — С. 173.
- ↑ У стен Нового Иерусалима. История города Воскресенска-Истры. — М.: Лето, 2010. — С. 279.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Resolution #123-PG
- ↑ Law #86/2005-OZ
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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