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Istra, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast

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Coat of arms
  
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Federal subject
  
Moscow Oblast

Town
  
Istra

Local time
  
Thursday 5:50 PM

Country
  
Russia

Administrative district
  
Istrinsky District

Area
  
7 km²


Administrative center of
  
Istrinsky District, Town of Istra

Weather
  
3°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 80% Humidity

Points of interest
  
New Jerusalem Monastery, Mir, Pamyatnik Bosovu

Moscow istra 2009 february


Istra (Russian: И́стра) is a town and the administrative center of Istrinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Istra River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Moscow, on the Moscow–Riga railway. Population: 35,111 (2010 Census); 33,652 (2002 Census); 35,046 (1989 Census).

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Map of Istra, Moskovsky, Russia

2016


History

Known since the 16th century as the village of Voskresenskoye, it was later renamed Voskresensk, granted town status in 1781, and became the seat of an uyezd. In 1930, the town was renamed Istra, after the river which flows through it. 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 55°55′26″N 36°49′10″E.

Architecture

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 and sister cities

Istra is twinned with:

  • Bad Orb, Germany
  • Dyurtyuli, Russia
  • Petrich, Bulgaria
  • Pinsk, Belarus
  • Rakovník, Czech Republic
  • References

    Istra, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast Wikipedia