Ostankinsky District, also called simply Ostankino, is an administrative district (
raion
A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is co ...
) of
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug (russian: Се́веро-Восто́чный администрати́вный о́круг - ''Severo-Vostochny administrativny okrug''), or Severo-Vostochny Administrative Okrug, is one of the twelve high-lev ...
, and one of the 125 raions of
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...
,
Russia
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.
and
Ostankino Tower, the tallest structure in Europe, are located in Ostankinsky. The district is served by
Moscow Monorail.
History and etymology
Ostankinsky district is named after Ostankino village, which existed on the site before urbanization. Its name literally means 'remains'; however, despite popular misconception, it was not built on a graveyard. 16th-century sources refer to the village as ''Ostashkovo'', from the Christian name
Eustachy.
История Останкинского района (СВАО)
- Электронная Москва
As a populated place
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Ostankino has been known at least since the Russian Time of Troubles
The Time of Troubles (russian: Смутное время, ), or Smuta (russian: Смута), was a period of political crisis during the Tsardom of Russia which began in 1598 with the death of Fyodor I (Fyodor Ivanovich, the last of the Rurik dy ...
, but it is better associated with the Sheremetiev estate in the form of a park and palace complex. During the dissolution of the Soviet Union
The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...
it gained even more fame with its television tower and television centre.
Gallery
File:Ostankino.jpg, The Sheremetiev estate at Ostankino
File:VDNKh 2017.jpg, The Exhibition Park of the National Economy Achievements
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 ...
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Districts of Moscow
North-Eastern Administrative Okrug