Odintsovo ( rus, Одинцово, , ɐdʲɪnˈtsovə) is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Odintsovsky District in

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

, 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 Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy (; 12 October 1350 – 19 May 1389) was Prince of Moscow from 1359 and Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1363 until his death. He was the heir of Ivan II. He was the first prince of Moscow to openly challenge Mongol ...

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

of Odintsovsky District.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 a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

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

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

clubs Iskra (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 (born 1975), theater and film actress * Ivan Dubasov (1897–1988), artist active in the Soviet Union * Konstantin Krizhevsky (1926-2000), footballer * Larisa Lazutina (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

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, Russia * Sudzhansky District, Russia

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Sources

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