Podolsky District (russian: Подо́льский райо́н) is an abolished administrative
[Law #11/2013-OZ] and municipal
[Law #65/2005-OZ] 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 ...
), one of the
thirty-six in
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally "under Moscow"), is a federal subject of Rus ...
,
Russia
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. It was located in the southwest of the
oblast
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just south of the
federal city
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Germany
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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 ...
. The area of the district was .
It was
administrative center
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A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
the
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
of
Podolsk
Podolsk ( rus, Подольск, p=pɐˈdolʲsk) is an industrial city, center of Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Pakhra River (a tributary of the Moskva River).
History
The first mentions of the village of Podol, w ...
(which is not administratively a part of the district).
History
A part of Podolsky District was merged into the federal city of Moscow on July 1, 2012.
[Official website of the Government of Moscow]
Draft of adopted measures of the capital and oblast governments with regards to the expansion of the borders of Moscow
In 2015, the district has been abolished, its territory, with the city of Podolsk, was included in the
City Under Oblast Jurisdiction with the administrative territory and
Podolsk Urban Okrug
Podolsk Urban Okrug (''"Big Podolsk"'') — municipal divisions, located southeast of Moscow Oblast Russia. Its administrative division and center is the city of Podolsk
Podolsk ( rus, Подольск, p=pɐˈdolʲsk) is an industrial city, ...
.
Notable residents
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Matthew Chizhov
Matthew Afanasyevich Chizhov (russian: Матвей Афанасьевич Чижов) (1838–1916) was a Russian sculptor.
Biography
Chizhov was born the son of a peasant mason on November 10, 1838 in the village of Pudov in the Podolsky Dist ...
(1838–1916), sculptor, born in the village of Pudov
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Districts of Moscow Oblast