Khotkovo, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Khotkovo.
Khotkovo (English)
Хотьково (Russian)
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Khotkovo
Location of Khotkovo in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 56°15′N 38°00′E / 56.250°N 38.000°E / 56.250; 38.000Coordinates: 56°15′N 38°00′E / 56.250°N 38.000°E / 56.250; 38.000
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Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Sergiyevo-Posadsky District[1]
Town Khotkovo[1]
Administrative center of Town of Khotkovo[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Municipal district Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Khotkovo Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Khotkovo Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,505 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 1308
Town status since 1949
Postal code(s)[5] 141370–141372
Official website
Khotkovo on Wikimedia Commons

Khotkovo (Russian: Хотьково) is a town in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Moscow–Yaroslavl railway, 60 kilometers (37 mi) northeast of Moscow and 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) southwest of Sergiyev Posad, the administrative center of the district. Population: 21,505(2010 Census);[3] 20,957(2002 Census);[6] 23,343(1989 Census);[7] 20,000 (1974).

History

It was first attested in 1308. It was granted a town status in 1949.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-nine rural localities, incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky District as the Town of Khotkovo.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Khotkovo is incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District as Khotkovo Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The town's main industrial enterprises are Electroizolit, an electrical insulation manufacturer; Gorbunoskaya weaving mill; and a carving workshop.

Education

Education facilities include a number of secondary schools, Abramtsevo Art and Industry College, and a music school.

Sights

The town is the site of a monastery, founded by the parents of St. Sergius of Radonezh (picture). The 19th-century artists' community of Abramtsevo is situated within three miles from Khotkovo.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #60/2005-OZ
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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