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Istra, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast

Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia

Istra, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast
Summary

Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia

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ru_nameИстра
image_skylineИстра-коллаж1.jpg
image_captionViews of Istra
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image_coaCoat of Arms of Istra (2008).png
federal_subjectMoscow Oblast
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adm_district_jurIstrinsky District
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adm_ctr_of1Istrinsky District
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adm_ctr_of2Town of Istra
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mun_district_jurIstrinsky Municipal District
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urban_settlement_jurIstra Urban Settlement
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mun_admctr_of1Istrinsky Municipal District
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mun_admctr_of2Istra Urban Settlement
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leader_titleHead
leader_nameYury Savelyev
pop_2010census35111
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established_date16th century
established_titleKnown since
current_cat_date1781
postal_codes143500–143502, 143508
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websitehttp://гп-истра.рф/

Istra () is a town and the administrative center of Istrinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Istra River, 40 km west of Moscow, on the Moscow–Riga railway. Population: 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.

In 1930, the town was renamed Istra (after the river which flows through it) in order to avoid the old name's religious connotations. 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. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Istrinsky District as the Town of Istra. As a municipal division, the Town of Istra is incorporated within Istrinsky Municipal District as Istra Urban Settlement.

Science

There is a large high voltage research center near Istra at .

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

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

Novoiyerusalimskaya railway station in Istra

Istra is twinned with:

  • GER Bad Orb, Germany
  • SRB Bečej, Serbia
  • RUS Dyurtyuli, Russia
  • POL Łobez, Poland
  • ITA Loreto, Italy
  • BUL Petrich, Bulgaria
  • BLR Pinsk, Belarus
  • CZE Rakovník, Czech Republic

References

Sources

References

  1. {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
  2. 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.
  3. У стен Нового Иерусалима. История города Воскресенска-Истры. — М.: Лето, 2010. — С. 279.
  4. Resolution #123-PG
  5. Law #86/2005-OZ
  6. (2019-12-05). "Истра и её побратимы". Radio1.
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