Tsaritsyno (Russian: Царицыно, IPA: [tsɐˈrʲitsɨnə]) is a district within the Southern Administrative Okrug of Moscow. 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 and Arshinovskiy Forest Park.
Tsaritsyno District | |
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District | |
The grand palace in Tsaritsyno | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Tsaritsyno District on the map of Moscow | |
| Coordinates: 55°36′57″N 37°40′16″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2018)[1] | 128,963 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK |
| OKTMO ID | 45923000 |
| Website | http://tsaricino.mos.ru/ |
In 1960, Lenino was incorporated into the Proletarsky District of Moscow and, in 1968, to Krasnogvardeysky District.
Administrative divisions of Moscow | ||
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| Central Administrative Okrug |
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| Northern Administrative Okrug | ||
| North-Eastern Administrative Okrug | ||
| Eastern Administrative Okrug | ||
| South-Eastern Administrative Okrug | ||
| Southern Administrative Okrug | ||
| South-Western Administrative Okrug | ||
| Western Administrative Okrug | ||
| North-Western Administrative Okrug | ||
| Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug | ||
| Novomoskovsky Administrative Okrug |
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| Troitsky Administrative Okrug |
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