Odintsovo (Russian: Одинцово, IPA: [ɐdʲɪnˈtsovə]) is a city and the administrative center of Odintsovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Western suburb of Moscow. Population: 138,930 (2010 Census);[3] 134,844 (2002 Census);[8] 125,149 (1989 Census).[9]

Odintsovo Одинцово
City[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Odintsovo
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Coordinates: 55°40′N 37°16′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Odintsovsky District[1]
City	Odintsovo[1]
Founded	late 14th century
City status since	1957
Government
• Head	Alexander Gusev
Area [2]
• Total	19.6 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	138,930
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	140,537 (+1.2%)
• Rank	122nd in 2010
• Density	7,100/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Odintsovsky District[1], City of Odintsovo[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Odintsovsky Municipal District[5]
• Urban settlement	Odintsovo Urban Settlement[5]
• Capital of	Odintsovsky Municipal District[5], Odintsovo Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	143000–143003, 143005–143007, 143009–143011, 143015–143019, 143027, 994010
OKTMO ID	46641101001
Website	odintsovo-gorod.ru

History

The village of Odintsovo was established in the late 14th century by a noble known as Andrey Odinets (whose real name Andrey Domotkanov). For the great service to Dmitry Donskoy Odinets was granted land to the southwest of Moscow. Town status was granted to Odintsovo in 1957.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Odintsovo serves as the administrative center of Odintsovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with nineteen rural localities, incorporated within Odintsovsky District as the City of Odintsovo.[1] As a municipal division, the City of Odintsovo is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Odintsovo Urban Settlement.[5]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Odintsovo shows a white deer, representing cleanliness and purity. The deer lies facing the west, although gazes to the east.

Sports

Odintsovo volleyball clubs Iskra (men) and Zarechie Odintsovo (women) were both champions of Russia in the past and are still performing successfully. Zarechie Odintsovo won in the final in April 2008 against Dinamo Moscow to become champions of Russia. Many male and female players in Russian national volleyball teams either grew up, or played/trained in Odintsovo.

"The Ice Palace", or the Odintsovo ice skating and hockey ring, was named to have "the best ice ever played on" by North American and former Soviet ice hockey veterans during the Stanley Cup visit in 2004.

Religion

Odintsovo is home to the Church of Grebnevskaya, Icon of the Mother of God, which was built in 1802.

Notable people

• Olga Budina (born 1975), theater and film actress
• Ivan Dubasov (1897–1988), artist active in the Soviet Union
• Konstantin Krizhevsky (1926-2000), footballer
• Larisa Lazutina (born 1965), Olympic, Russian, and World Cross-country skiing champion

Twin towns – sister cities

Odintsovo is twinned with:[10][11]

• Kruševac, Serbia
• Novopolotsk, Belarus
• Wittmund, Germany

Partners

• Kizlyar, Russia
• Sudzhansky District, Russia

References

Notes

Sources

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