Dedovsk (russian: Де́довск) is a

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Istrinsky District Istrinsky District (russian: И́стринский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #86/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of the o ...

of Moscow Oblast,

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, located west of

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and southeast of Istra, the

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of the district. Population: It was previously known as ''Dedovo/Dedovsky'' (until 1940).

History

It was first mentioned in as the village of Dedovo (), which would turn into a bigger settlement in the 18th century. In 1913, a

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factory was built in the area, which would give birth to the settlement of Dedovsky () and absorb the village of Dedovo. In 1940, the settlement was granted town status and given its present name.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within

as the

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of Dedovsk.Resolution #123-PG As a municipal division, the Town of Dedovsk is incorporated within Istrinsky Municipal District as Dedovsk Urban Settlement.Law #86/2005-OZ

Notable people

Roman Madyanov Roman Sergeevich Madyanov (russian: Рома́н Серге́евич Мадя́нов; born July 22, 1962) is a Soviet and Russian actor. Madyanov's career in cinema began as a child actor when he starred as Huckleberry Finn in ''Hopelessly Lost' ...

(1962) — Russian actor *

Roman Shirokov Roman Nikolayevich Shirokov (russian: Роман Николаевич Широ́ков ; born 6 July 1981) is a Russian international football official and a former player. As a player, he was described as "a deep-lying midfielder with an aptitu ...

(1981) — Russian professional football player * Sergei Vyshedkevich (1975) — Russian professional ice hockey player *

Valeriy Iordan Valeriy Iordan (russian: Валерий Владимирович Иордан; born 14 February 1992) is a Russian athlete. Iordan won the silver medal at 2012 European Athletics Championships, 2012 European Championships in Helsinki in Javelin Th ...

(1992) — Russian athlete

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External links

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Dedovsk Business Directory
{{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast