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North-Western Administrative Okrug
North-Western Administrative Okrug (russian: Се́веро-За́падный администрати́вный о́круг, ), or Severo-Zapadny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Moscow, Russia.Law #13-47 As of the 2010 Census, its population was 942,223, up from 779,965 recorded during the 2002 Census. Geography Its borders with Northern and Central Administrative Okrugs in the east and passes by the Khimki Reservoir and the Moscow District Railway. In the south, it borders with Western Administrative Okrug and the bed of the Moskva River. History The North-Western Administrative Okrug was formed in 1991 from Tushinsky and Khoroshevsky (before 1990 Voroshilovsky) Boroughs of Moscow. The administrative okrug is sometimes referred to as "the lungs of the capital", as it is surrounded by the Khimki Reservoir, the Moskva River, and the Moscow Canal The Moscow Canal (russian: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Okrugs Of Moscow
The federal city of Moscow, Russia is divided into administrative districts called okrugs, which are a subdivision of state administration. The administrative okrugs are further divided into municipal formations called districts (''raions'') and settlements (''poseleniy''), which are local self-government entities. Overview Administratively, the city is divided into 12 administrative okrugs, which in turn are subdivided into 146 administrative units. Municipally, each of the 146 administrative units have municipal status as 125 municipal districts and 21 municipal settlements. On July 1, 2012, Moscow's land area grew by 1,490 sq km (580 sq mi), taking in territory from Moscow Oblast and called New Moscow. Due to their former municipal status within the territory which became New Moscow, the municipal settlements of Shcherbinka and Troitsk are styled "municipal okrugs." The city does not have a downtown area; the urban core is scattered across the city. Prominent business areas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moskva River
The Moskva (russian: река Москва, Москва-река, ''Moskva-reka'') is a river running through western Russia. It rises about west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through central Moscow. About southeast of Moscow, at the city of Kolomna, it flows into the Oka, itself a tributary of the Volga, which ultimately flows into the Caspian Sea. History In addition to Finnic tribes, the Moskva River is also the origin of Slavic tribes such as the Vyatichi tribe. Etymology ''Moskva'' and ''Moscow'' are two different renderings of the same Russian word ''Москва''. The city is named after the river. Finnic Merya and Muroma people, who originally inhabited the area, called the river ''Mustajoki'', in English: ''Black river''. It has been suggested that the name of the city derives from this term, although several theories exist. To distinguish the river and the city, Russians usually call the river ''Moskva-reka'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuzhnoye Tushino District
Yuzhnoye Tushino District (russian: Южное Тушино райо́н, lit. ''South Tushino'') is an administrative district (raion) of North-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. History Before 1960 district territories was part of Moscow oblast. It had villages Petrovo and Zakharkovo and Bratsevo mansion. The first wave of mass housing in the district began in the 1940-1950s as a part of the extending city Tushino. At that time, it was built along the streets of neighborhoods Skhodnenskaya (Skhodnya), Lodochnaya (Boat) and Okruzhnaya (Circle), but is currently under a mass demolition of these buildings and the construction in their place, modern high-rise buildings. The next wave of construction took place in the 1960-1970s, When neighborhoods were built along the boulevards Yana Raynisa (named after Janis Rajnis) and Khimkinski (after Khimka river, now this boulevard is near Khimkinskoye reservoir), Aerodromnaya (Tushino airport) and Tur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khoroshevo-Mnevniki District
Khoroshyovo-Mnyovniki (russian: район Хорошёво-Мнёвники) – sometimes spelled Khoroshyovo-Mnevniki (russian: район Хорошёво-Мне́вники''Moskva Entsiklopediya'' (Moscow: Sovetskaya Entsiklopedya, 1980), p. 640.) or Khoroshevo-Mnevniki (russian: район Хорошево-Мневники) due to common replacement of letter "yo" with "ye" in Russian – is a neighborhood of North-Western Borough of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. It is about 7 km west of the center of Moscow, with the Moscow river bordering the western and southern sides. The area of the neighborhood is . Population: It is the second most populous neighborhood of the borough (after Mitino). Attractions Approximately one third of the district is occupied by Serebryany Bor ("Silver Pinewood") park. Also in the district are Holy Trinity Church in Khoroshyovo, and Terekhovo village. References See also *Administrative divisions of Moscow The federal city of Mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shchukino District
Shchukino District (russian: райо́н Щу́кино) is an administrative district (raion) of North-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 administrative districts of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. It borders with Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo District in the south, Strogino District in the east, Khoroshevo-Mnevniki District in the north, and in the west there is the boundary between North-Western and Northern Administrative Okrugs. The area of the district is . Population: History In 1415, Vasily I of the Grand Duchy of Moscow built the village of Shchukino to the east of the Moskva River. 1945-1991 After the war and before the beginning of mass building of the 1960s there has continued the residential construction in the Oktyabrskoye Pole district (already at 5 floors) and a development of scientific establishments. Near the Kurchatov Institute there had been originatethe A.Bochvar Institute of Inorganic Materials The "journey of two academics" (Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strogino District
Strogino (), formerly known as Ostrogino (), is a district in North-Western Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia, located on the right bank of the Moskva River about 12 km west-northwest of central Moscow. An eponymous Moscow Metro station Strogino on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line was opened here on January 7, 2008. The Moscow Ring Road runs down the western border, and the Moskva River borders the district on the north and east. The area of the district is . Population: 152,500 (2017 est.) History The district is named after an extinct village and known to have existed since the early 17th century as an estate of the Romanovs and later the Naryshkin family. Strogino was engulfed by Moscow in 1960 and became a popular summertime venue thanks to its beaches. In the 1970s, the construction of apartment buildings in the area was started, and a microdistrict was built. Stroginsky Boulevard () is the main artery of Strogino. Soviet statesmen Mikhail Suslov and Konstantin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Severnoye Tushino District
Severnoye Tushino District or Northern Tushino (russian: райо́н Северное Тушино) is an administrative district (raion) of North-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. In the district there are Alyoshkinsky forest and Severnoye Tushino park. Location The neighborhood is in the northern part of North-Western Administrative Okrug. On the South it borders on Yuzhnoye Tushino. The southern border consists of the Khimkinsky and Yana Raynisa boulevards that continue into Salomei Neris Street. On the East it borders on Levoberezhny District. There is Khimka reservoir, also known as the Moscow Canal. History Social Situation Despite of the high alcohol and drug abuse and suicide rate, the neighborhood is considered to be highly desirable due to its proximity to parks, beaches and solid housing and transportation infrastructure. Within the last 20 years the neighborhood has been through a revival due to an influx of immigrants f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo District
Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo District (russian: район Покро́вское-Стре́шнево) is an administrative district (raion) of North-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. See also *Administrative divisions of Moscow The federal city of Moscow, Russia is divided into administrative districts called okrugs, which are a subdivision of state administration. The administrative okrugs are further divided into municipal formations called districts (''raions'') and ... References Notes Sources {{coord, 55, 49, 16, N, 37, 28, 27, E, source:kolossus-itwiki, display=title Districts of Moscow North-Western Administrative Okrug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitino District
Mitino District (russian: райо́н Ми́тино) is an administrative district (raion) of North-Western Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. It is just outside the Moscow Ring Road, 17 km northwest of the centre of Moscow. The area of the district is . Population: 183,000 (2017 est.);--> ( 2002 Census); History Located in the outskirts of Moscow, the original village of Mitino merged into the city in 1985. See also * Mitino (Moscow Metro) *Administrative divisions of Moscow The federal city of Moscow, Russia is divided into administrative districts called okrugs, which are a subdivision of state administration. The administrative okrugs are further divided into municipal formations called districts (''raions'') a ... References Notes Sources External links {{Administrative divisions of Moscow Districts of Moscow North-Western Administrative Okrug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurkino District
Kurkino District (russian: район Куркино) is a district of North-Western Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. It is just outside the Moscow Ring Road, 19 km northwest of the center of Moscow. The area of the district is . Population: 30,000 (Est. 2017) Geography The neighborhood is located out of MKAD, on the northwest of Moscow. It boards the city of Khimki Khimki ( rus, Химки, p=ˈxʲimkʲɪ) is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 18.25 kilometres northwest of central Moscow, and immediately beyond the Moscow city boundary. History Origins and formation Khimki was initially a railway station tha .... History The district was established in 1992. References {{Use mdy dates, date=April 2013 Districts of Moscow North-Western Administrative Okrug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow Canal
The Moscow Canal (russian: Кана́л и́мени Москвы́), named the Moskva–Volga Canal until 1947, is a canal in Russia that connects the Moskva River with the Volga River. It is located in Moscow itself and in the Moscow Oblast. The canal connects to the Moskva River in Tushino (an area in the north-west of Moscow), from which it runs approximately north to meet the Volga River in the town of Dubna, just upstream of the dam of the Ivankovo Reservoir. The length of the canal is . It was constructed between 1932 and 1937 by 200,000 gulag prisoners, under direction of the Soviet secret police and Matvei Berman. With the canal, Moscow is connected to Russia's Unified Deep Water System, a large system of canals and rivers in European Russia, which created access to five seas: the White Sea, Baltic Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, and the Black Sea. As such, it is sometimes called the "port of the five seas" (russian: порт пяти морей). Apart from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
