Coat of arms Flag Area 12 km² | Urban okrug Ozyory Urban Okrug Local time Wednesday 5:43 AM | |
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Administrative center of Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 73% Humidity | ||
Ozyory (Russian: Озёры; [ɐˈzʲɵrɨ]) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, 157 kilometers (98 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 25,800 (2010 Census); 25,704 (2002 Census); 28,215 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Ozyory Moskovsky Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Administrative and municipal history
- Twin towns and sister cities
- References
Map of Ozyory, Moskovsky, Russia
History
It was first mentioned in 1578 as the village of Marvinskoye Ozerko (Марвинское Озерко). In the late 18th century, it was renamed Ozerki (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—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Ozyory City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Ozyory Urban Okrug.
Administrative and municipal history
Ozyorsky Municipal District was abolished on March 30, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Urban Okrug. 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. The administrative district itself was abolished on May 16, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction.
Twin towns and sister cities
Ozyory is twinned with: