Domodedovo (, ) is a

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, located south of the capital

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. The population estimated in different years are . The increase of population is due to the merger of three neighboring inhabited localities into the town in 2004.

Geography

The town is located on the Moskva-Oka plain, in the center of the

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, south-east of the capital, 37 km from the center of Moscow, on the Moscow – Kashira highway and the Paveletsky suburban railway line, near the federal highway, M-4 "Don". Most of the town is located to the west of the railway line. The town stretches from north to south along the railroad tracks on 26 kilometers. The climate is moderate continental, with cold, snowy winters, and warm, humid summers. The frequent passage of cyclones from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean sometimes causes an increase in cloud cover. Average mid-January temperature is about −10,5 °C, and mid-July is +17,5 °C. The average duration of the frost-free period is 130 days. Soil is alluvial, gray forest. Water resources are virtually non-existent. The main rivers that flows in the area are Rozhayka, Severka and

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Rivers.

History

The name of the modern town, Domodedovo which was incorporated in 1900, was given after nearby village with the same name, was first mentioned around 1401 in the spiritual literacy of Vladimir the Bold, Prince of

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and Borovski. The modern city is located on the old road,

Kashira Kashira () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District, Moscow Oblast, Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, located on the Oka River south of Moscow. Population: History It was first ...

way, that for centuries connected Moscow with Kashira and many other southern cities. In the 17th century within the town of Domodedovo two villages existed: Nazarevo () and Sknilovo (). The exact date of their disappearance is unknown. In 1781, during the administrative reform of

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a city called Nikitsk was founded on site Kolychёva village and was a district seat in the

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. The Nikitsky District included Domodedovo village as well as Nikitskoye, Bityagovo and Zaborye which were part of the territory of today's Domodedovo District, and directly, on the territory of the town itself. Almost until the middle of the 19th century the town area was overgrown with small bushes and deciduous trees. During 1861 the peasant reform, on part of the land that belonged to the town of

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in Domodedovo District, the Domodedovo palace forest dacha was formed. Domodedovo was founded in 1900 as a settlement next to a train station of the same name. It was called after a nearby village of Domodedovo, which is known to have existed since 1410. It was granted town status in 1947. The Domodedovo International Airport is located a few kilometers away from Domodedovo proper. In 2007, a referendum on the building of a toll motorway within the city limits took place, where 95% of the inhabitants voted against. A group of residents of Domodedovo have announced the establishment of the "Russian Democratic Republic"The name is alternatively transliterated as "Ruski" by various sources. and asked the

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for official recognition.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, together with 139 rural localities, it was incorporated as Domodedovo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. The administrative division was established on 1 April 2011 as a result of abolishing Domodedovsky District, the territory of which was re-organized as the town under oblast jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Domodedovo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Domodedovo Urban Okrug.

Economy

There is a big industrial area with construction materials plants and warehouses complexes. Transaero had its head office on the property of

Domodedovo Airport Moscow Domodedovo International Airport ( rus, links=no, аэропорт Домодедово, p=dəmɐˈdʲɛdəvə) (IATA: DME, ICAO: UUDD), formally Domodedovo Mikhail Lomonosov International Airport, is an international airport serving Mosc ...

.Contact us
. Transaero Airlines. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. "JSC "Transaero Airlines", Domodedovo airport, Domodedovskiy District, Moscow region, 142015, Russia." –
Связь с нами
." – Address in Russian: "142015, Россия, Московская область, Домодедовский район, аэропорт «Домодедово», ОАО «АК «Трансаэро»"

Media

The local newspaper is ''Prizyv''; the local TV-stations are ''TV-Domodedovo'' and ''Aviatel''.

References

Notes

External links

Official website of Domodedovo

Domodedovo Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast