En Name: | Kurovskoye |
Ru Name: | Куровское |
Coordinates: | 55.5833°N 93°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Kurovskoye (Moscow oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Moscow Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Kurovskoye |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town |
Adm Ctr Of: | Town of Kurovskoye |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Kurovskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of: | Kurovskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 21819 |
Established Date: | 16th century |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Current Cat Date: | 1952 |
Postal Codes: | 142620, 142621 |
Website: | http://www.kurovskoye.ru/ |
Kurovskoye (Russian: Куровско́е) is a town in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Nerskaya River (Moskva's tributary) 92km (57miles) southeast of Moscow. Population:
It was first mentioned in the 16th century as a small settlement of Kurovsky (Russian: Куровский). In 1646, it was mentioned as the village of Kurovskaya (Russian: Куровская). In 1952, it was renamed Kurovskoye and granted town 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]
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.