Businovo District

Businovo District (russian: Буси́ново) was formerly a

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in the north of

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. The village of Busino () was first mentioned in the 16th century ; its name is derived from "Ivan Busa", the name of a local merchant in 1547, whose son was known as "Busin". The record books of 1584–1586 referred to the village as "Kokorevo (), also known as Businovo". In 1685, the village was a part of the lands owned by the

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. In 1912, the village comprised 75 households. In 1960, the community it was completely absorbed by Moscow and turned into a typical late

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sleeping district. In 1991, as a result of Moscow's administrative reform, Businovo District was established. Located close to the

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, Businovo was one of the northernmost districts of Moscow. It bordered

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in the west and

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in the north. Its area was approximately . It had only three streets that circled it. There were two schools, two kindergartens, a music school, a municipal library, a polyclinic, and a

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station in the district. The closest

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station was Rechnoy Vokzal. The district existed until August 22, 1997, when its territory was formally merged into

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(TETs-21) located on the eastern edge of Businovo is the largest in

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in terms of generated heat with an estimated power 4,958 Gcal/ h. {{coord, 55.8825, N, 37.4917, E, source:kolossus-ruwiki, display=title Districts of Moscow