Khotkovo, Moscow Oblast
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Khotkovo (russian: Хотьково) is a
town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...
in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of
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,
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, located on the Moscow–
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railway, northeast of
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and southwest of
Sergiyev Posad Sergiyev Posad ( rus, Се́ргиев Поса́д, p=ˈsʲɛrgʲɪ(j)ɪf pɐˈsat) is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: It was previously known as ''Sergiyev Posad'' (un ...
, the
administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of the district. Population: 20,000 (1974).


History

It was first attested in 1308. It was granted a town status in 1949.


Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-nine rural localities, incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky District as the
Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an o ...
of Khotkovo.Resolution #123-PG As a municipal division, the Town of Khotkovo is incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District as Khotkovo Urban Settlement.Law #60/2005-OZ


Economy

The town's main industrial enterprises are ''Electroizolit'', an electrical insulation manufacturer; ''Gorbunoskaya'' weaving mill; and a carving workshop.


Education

Education facilities include a number of secondary schools, Abramtsevo Art and Industry College, and a music school.


Sights

The town is the site of a monastery, founded by the parents of St. 
Sergius of Radonezh Sergius of Radonezh (russian: Се́ргий Ра́донежский, ''Sergii Radonezhsky''; 14 May 1314 – 25 September 1392), also known as Sergiy Radonezhsky, Serge of Radonezh and Sergius of Moscow, was a spiritual leader and monastic re ...

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The 19th-century artists' community of Abramtsevo is situated within three miles from Khotkovo.


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External links


Official website of Khotkovo

Khotkovo Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast