Odintsovo

For other places with the same name, see Odintsovo (inhabited locality).
Odintsovo (English)
Одинцово (Russian)
-  City[1]  -

In Odintsovo

Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Odintsovo
Location of Odintsovo in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°40′N 37°16′E / 55.667°N 37.267°E / 55.667; 37.267Coordinates: 55°40′N 37°16′E / 55.667°N 37.267°E / 55.667; 37.267
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Odintsovsky District[1]
City Odintsovo[1]
Administrative center of Odintsovsky District,[1] City of Odintsovo[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2012)
Municipal district Odintsovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Odintsovo Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Odintsovsky Municipal District,[2] Odintsovo Urban Settlement[2]
Head Alexander Gusev
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 138,930 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010 122nd
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded late 14th century
City status since 1957
Postal code(s)[5] 143000–143003, 143005–143007, 143009–143011, 143015–143019, 143027, 994010
Official website
Odintsovo on Wikimedia Commons

Odintsovo (Russian: Одинцо́во) is a city and the administrative center of Odintsovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 138,930 (2010 Census);[3] 134,844 (2002 Census);[6] 125,149 (1989 Census).[7]

History

The village of Odintsovo was established in the late 14th century by a noble known as Andrey Odinets (whose real name Andrey Domotkanov). For the great service to Dmitry Donskoy Odinets was granted land to the southwest of Moscow. Town status was granted to Odintsovo in 1957.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Odintsovo serves as the administrative center of Odintsovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with nineteen rural localities, incorporated within Odintsovsky District as the City of Odintsovo.[1] As a municipal division, the City of Odintsovo is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Odintsovo Urban Settlement.[2]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Odintsovo shows a white deer, representing cleanliness and purity. The deer lies facing the west, although gazes to the east.

Sports

Odintsovo volleyball clubs "ISKRA" (men) and "Zarechye-Odintsovo" (women) were both champions of Russia in the past and are still performing successfully. "Zarechye-Odintsovo" won in the final in April 2008 against Dinamo Moscow to become champions of Russia. Many male and female players in Russian national volleyball teams either grew up, or played/trained in Odintsovo.

"The Ice Palace", or the Odintsovo ice skating and hockey ring, was named to have "the best ice ever played on" by North American and former Soviet ice hockey veterans during the Stanley Cup visit in 2004.

Religion

Church of Grebnevskaya

Odintsovo is home to the Church of Grebnevskaya, Icon of the Mother of God, which was built in 1802.

Notable people

Twin towns and sister cities

Odintsovo is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #64/2005-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.

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