Odintsovo ( rus, Одинцово, , ɐdʲɪnˈtsovə) is a

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and the

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Odintsovsky District Odintsovsky District (russian: Одинцо́вский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #64/2005-OZ district ( raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the western central part of ...

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...

, Russia. Western suburb of Moscow. Population:

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 Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( rus, Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й, Dmítriy Ivanovich Donskóy, also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 – 1 ...

Odinets was granted land to the southwest of Moscow. Town status was granted to Odintsovo in 1957.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Odintsovo serves as the

.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with nineteen rural localities, incorporated within Odintsovsky District as the

City A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

of Odintsovo. As a municipal division, the City of Odintsovo is incorporated within Odintsovsky Municipal District as Odintsovo Urban Settlement.Law #64/2005-OZ

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

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clubs

Iskra ''Iskra'' ( rus, Искра, , ''the Spark'') was a political newspaper of Russian socialist emigrants established as the official organ of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). History Due to political repression under Tsar Nicho ...

(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 Olga Alexandrovna Budina (russian: О́льга Алекса́ндровна Бу́дина, born 22 February 1975) is a Russian theater and film actress. Biography Olga Budina was born in Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Sh ...

(born 1975), theater and film actress *

Ivan Dubasov Ivan Ivanovich Dubasov (russian: Иван Иванович Дубасов) (30 November 1897, Odintsovo, Moscow Governorate, Russian Empire – 15 March 1988, Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR) was a Russian artist active in the Soviet Union. He was ...

(1897–1988), artist active in the Soviet Union *

Konstantin Krizhevsky Konstantin Stanislavovich Krizhevsky (russian: Константин Станиславович Крижевский; 20 February 1926 – 18 November 2000) was a Russian football defender. He was born in Odintsovo, Russia. He competed for the So ...

(1926-2000), footballer *

Larisa Lazutina Larisa Yevgenyevna Lazutina (russian: Лариса Евгеньевна Лазутина; née Ptitsyna, born 1 June 1965) is a Russian former professional cross-country skier. Career Lazutina was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1998 (shared ...

(born 1965), Olympic, Russian, and World Cross-country skiing champion

Twin towns – sister cities

Odintsovo is twinned with: *

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, Serbia * Novopolotsk, Belarus * Wittmund, Germany

Partners

Kizlyar Kizlyar (russian: Кизля́р; av, Гъизляр; kum, Къызлар, ''Qızlar'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the border with the Chechen Republic in the river delta ...

, Russia *

Sudzhansky District Sudzhansky District (russian: Суджанский райо́н) is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast. The area ...

, Russia

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=May 2011 Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Odintsovsky District