Kurovskoye, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Kurovsky (inhabited locality).
Kurovskoye (English)
Куровское (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

A street in Kurovskoye

Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Kurovskoye
Location of Kurovskoye in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°35′N 38°55′E / 55.583°N 38.917°E / 55.583; 38.917Coordinates: 55°35′N 38°55′E / 55.583°N 38.917°E / 55.583; 38.917
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District[1]
Town Kurovskoye[1]
Administrative center of Town of Kurovskoye[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2011)
Municipal district Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Kurovskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Kurovskoye Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,819 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 16th century
Town status since 1952
Previous names Kurovsky (until 1646),
Kurovskaya (until 1952)
Postal code(s)[5] 142620, 142621
Official website
Kurovskoye on Wikimedia Commons

Kurovskoye (Russian: Куровско́е) is a town in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Nerskaya River (Moskva's tributary) 92 kilometers (57 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 21,819 (2010 Census);[3] 19,507 (2002 Census);[6] 21,139 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was first mentioned in the 16th century as a small settlement of Kurovsky (Куровский). In 1646, it was mentioned as the village of Kurovskaya (Куровская). In 1952, it was renamed Kurovskoye and granted town status.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District as the Town of Kurovskoye.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kurovskoye is incorporated within Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District as Kurovskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Religion

Yedinoveriye Church of John Climacus in Kurovskoye (2000)

Geographically, Kurovskoye is located in what historically used to be the area of Guslitsa. The overwhelming majority of the population of the village of Kurovskaya were Old Believers. Presently, Kurovskoye is home to Guslitsky Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery (Russian Orthodox Church) and a Yedinoveriye Church of John Climacus.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #67/2005-OZ
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. ↑ 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

Sources

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, April 11, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.