Ozyory, Moscow Oblast Explained
| En Name: | Ozyory |
| Ru Name: | Озёры |
| Coordinates: | 54.85°N 72°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Ozyory (Moscow oblast).jpg |
| Federal Subject: | Moscow Oblast |
| Adm City Jur: | Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Adm Ctr Of: | Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Ozyory Urban Okrug |
| Mun Admctr Of: | Ozyory Urban Okrug |
| Pop 2010Census: | 25800 |
| Established Date: | 1578 |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Current Cat Date: | 1925 |
| Postal Codes: | 140560, 140563 |
Ozyory (Russian: Озёры|p=ɐˈzʲɵrɨ) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, 157km (98miles) southeast of Moscow. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1578 as the village of Marvinskoye Ozerko (Russian: Марвинское Озерко). In the late 18th century, it was renamed Ozerki (Russian: Озерки). In 1851, it received its present name Ozyory. It was granted town status in 1925.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty-nine rural localities, incorporated as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1] —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, Ozyory City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Ozyory Urban Okrug.[3]
Administrative and municipal history
Ozyorsky Municipal District was abolished on March 30, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Urban Okrug.[4] Within the framework of administrative divisions, on April 13, 2015 the inhabited localities of the low-level administrative divisions (the rural settlements) were subordinated to the Town of Ozyory, which remained the only subdivision of the administrative district.[5] The administrative district itself was abolished on May 16, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction.[6]
Notable people
- Mikhail Katukov (1900–1976), Red Army commander, born in the village of Bolshoe Uvarovo
Twin towns and sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia.
Ozyory is twinned with:
Former twin towns:
On 28 February 2022, the Polish city of Radom ended its partnership with Ozyory as a reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7]
Further reading
The town was profiled at the turn of the millennium by author Jeffrey Tayler as the subject of a travel narrative piece "Exiled Beyond Kilometer 101" for The Atlantic (then still known as The Atlantic Monthly): Part 1, Part 2
References
Sources
- Московская областная Дума. Закон. 30/2015-ОЗ. 18 марта 2015 г.. Об организации местного самоуправления на территории Озёрского муниципального района. через десять дней после официального опубликования. Официальный Интернет-портал Правительства Московской области http://www.mosreg.ru. 20 марта 2015 г. Moscow Oblast Duma. Law. 30/2015-OZ. March 18, 2015. On the Organization of the Local Self-Government on the Territory of Ozyorsky Municipal District. the day which is ten days after the official publication.
- Губернатор Московской области. Постановление. 128-ПГ. 13 апреля 2015 г.. Об упразднении сельских поселений и включении сельских населённых пунктов сельского поселения Бояркинское и сельского поселения Клишинское Озёрского района Московской области в состав сельских населённых пунктов, административно подчинённых городу Озёры Озёрского района Московской области. Официальный Интернет-портал Правительства Московской области http://www.mosreg.ru. 13 апреля 2015 г. Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution. 128-PG. April 13, 2015. On Abolishing the Rural Settlements and Including the Rural Localities of the Rural Settlement of Boyarkinskoye and the Rural Settlement of Klishinskoye in Ozyorsky District of Moscow Oblast to the List of Rural Localities Administratively Subordinated to the Town of Ozyory in Ozyorsky District of Moscow Oblast.
- Московская областная Дума. Закон. 72/2015-ОЗ. 5 мая 2015 г.. Об отнесении города Озёры Озёрского района Московской области к категории города областного подчинения Московской области, упразднении Озёрского района Московской области и внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области". через десять дней после официального опубликования. Официальный Интернет-портал Правительства Московской области http://www.mosreg.ru. 6 мая 2015 г. Moscow Oblast Duma. Law. 72/2015-OZ. May 5, 2015. On Re-Classifying the Town of Ozyory in Ozyorsky District of Moscow Oblast as the Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, on Abolishing Ozyorsky District of Moscow Oblast, and on Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast". the day which is ten days after the official publication.
Notes and References
- Resolution #123-PG
- Law #11/2013-OZ
- Law #71/2015-OZ
- Law #30/2015-OZ
- Resolution #128-PG
- Law #72/2015-OZ
- Web site: Radom zerwał współpracę z rosyjskim i białoruskim miastem. Obywatele Ukrainy autobusami będą jeździć za darmo . Radom broke off cooperation with the Russian and Belarusian cities. Ukrainian citizens will ride buses for free . 12 March 2022 . pl.
