Kuzminki District () is a
district
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of
South-Eastern Administrative Okrug
South-Eastern Administrative Okrug (), or Yugo-Vostochny Administrative Okrug, is one of the administrative divisions of Moscow, twelve high-level territorial divisions (administrative okrugs) of the federal cities of Russia, federal city of Moscow ...
of the
federal city
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Germany
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of
Moscow
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,
Russia
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. Population:
History
The main point of interest in the district is the
Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki, a former estate of the Stroganov and Golitsyn families. In the 17th century, the territory of the modern district belonged to the Simon monastery. In 1702,
Peter the Great
Peter I (, ;
– ), better known as Peter the Great, was the Sovereign, Tsar and Grand Prince of all Russia, Tsar of all Russia from 1682 and the first Emperor of Russia, Emperor of all Russia from 1721 until his death in 1725. He reigned j ...
gave this land to
Grigory Dmitriyevich Stroganov.
Transportation
Two
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro) is a rapid transit system in the Moscow Oblast of Russia. It serves the capital city of Moscow and the neighbouring cities of Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Krasnogorsk, Reutov, Lyubertsy, and Kotelniki. Opened in 1935 with one l ...
stations are located in the district:
Kuzminki and
Volzhskaya.
References
External links
History of Kuzminki DistrictKuzminki - Photo Album
- 310 photos and 113 digital paintings discovering the beauty of Kuzminki (Moscow, Russia) region.
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South-Eastern Administrative Okrug
Districts of Moscow