Ozyory, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Ozyory.

Ozyory (Russian: Озёры, IPA: [ɐˈzʲɵrɨ]) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, 157 kilometers (98 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 25,800 (2010 Census);^[2] 25,704 (2002 Census);^[6] 28,215 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Ozyory Озёры
Town[1]
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Location of Ozyory
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Coordinates: 54°51′N 38°34′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
First mentioned	1578
Town status since	1925
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	25,800
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
• Capital of	Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Ozyory Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Ozyory Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	140560, 140563
OKTMO ID	46738000006

History

It was first mentioned in 1578 as the village of Marvinskoye Ozerko (Марвинское Озерко).^{[citation needed]} In the late 18th century, it was renamed Ozerki (Озерки).^{[citation needed]} In 1851, it received its present name Ozyory.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1925.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty-nine rural localities, incorporated as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction^[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[8] As a municipal division, Ozyory City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Ozyory Urban Okrug.^[3]

Administrative and municipal history

Ozyorsky Municipal District was abolished on March 30, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Urban Okrug.^[9] 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 Town of Ozyory, which remained the only subdivision of the administrative district.^[10] The administrative district itself was abolished on May 16, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction.^[11]

Town council

Notable people

• Mikhail Katukov (1900–1976), Red Army commander, born in the village of Bolshoe Uvarovo

Twin towns and sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Ozyory is twinned with:

• Dzerzhinsky, Russia

Former twin towns:

• Radom, Poland

On 28 February 2022, the Polish city of Radom ended its partnership with Ozyory as a reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[12]

View of the church

View of the textile factory

Old buildings

Further reading

The town was profiled at the turn of the millennium by author Jeffrey Tayler as the subject of a travel narrative piece "Exiled Beyond Kilometer 101" for The Atlantic (then still known as The Atlantic Monthly): Part 1, Part 2