Tsaritsyno ( rus, Царицыно, p=tsɐˈrʲitsɨnə) is a district within the
Southern Administrative Okrug
Southern Administrative Okrug, or Yuzhny Administrative Okrug (russian: link=no, Южный административный округ, ), is one of the twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal city of Mosco ...
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 ...
. Area: 426,2
ha. Its current name is traced back to 1775. Previously, Tsaritsyno was known under several other names: the Chernogryaznaya Waste (from 1589), Chernaya Gryaz (before 1683/84 and from 1612), Bogorodskoye settlement (after 1684) and Lenino (September 28, 1918 – August 1991). Tsaritsyno hosts such landmarks as
Tsaritsyno Palace
Tsaritsyno ( rus, Царицыно, p=tsɐˈrʲitsɨnə, literal meaning "Tsaritsa's property") is a palace museum and park reserve in the south of Moscow.
It was founded in the 1775 as the summer residence of Empress Catherine II, but the constr ...
and Arshinovskiy Forest Park.
In 1960, Lenino was incorporated into the
Proletarsky District of Moscow and, in 1968, to
Krasnogvardeysky District.
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Districts of Moscow