Ozyory ( rus, Озёры, p=ɐˈzʲɵrɨ) is a

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in Moscow Oblast,

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, located on the left bank of the Oka River, southeast of

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History

It was first mentioned in 1578 as the village of Marvinskoye Ozerko (). In the late 18th century, it was renamed Ozerki (). In 1851, it received its present name Ozyory. It was granted town status in 1925.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty-nine rural localities, incorporated as Ozyory Town Under Oblast JurisdictionResolution #123-PG—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #11/2013-OZ As a municipal division, Ozyory City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Ozyory Urban Okrug.Law #71/2015-OZ

Administrative and municipal history

Ozyorsky Municipal District was abolished on March 30, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Urban Okrug.Law #30/2015-OZ Within the framework of administrative divisions, on April 13, 2015 the inhabited localities of the low-level administrative divisions (the rural settlements) were subordinated to the

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of Ozyory, which remained the only subdivision of the administrative district.Resolution #128-PG The administrative district itself was abolished on May 16, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction.Law #72/2015-OZ Ozyory1

Twin towns and sister cities

Ozyory is twinned with: * Dzerzhinsky, Russia Former twin towns: *

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On 28 February 2022, the Polish city of Radom ended its partnership with Ozyory as a reaction to the

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Notable residents

Mikhail Katukov Marshal of Armoured Troops Mikhail Yefimovich Katukov (russian: Михаи́л Ефи́мович Катуко́в – 8 June 1976) served as a commander of armored troops in the Red Army during and following World War II. He is viewed as o ...

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