Kuzminki District

Kuzminki District

Kuzminki District ( _ru. район Кузьминки) is a district in South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of Moscow, Russia. Its area is 493 hectares and its population is 122,951.

History

The main point of interest in the district is the Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki, a former estate of Stroganov and Golitsyn families. In 17th century the territory of modern district belonged to the Simon monastery. In 1702 Peter the Great gave this land to Grigory Dmitriyevich Stroganov.

Transportation

Two Moscow Metro stations are located in the district: Kuzminki and Volzhskaya.

References

*ru icon [http://www.infokniga.ru/UVAO/Kuzminki/menu.html History of Kuzminki District]
*ru icon [http://www.infokniga.ru/UVAO/Kuzminki/uprava.html Local government in Kuzminki]
* [http://www.kuzminki.myoptimus.com/ Kuzminki - Photo Album] - 310 photos and 113 digital paintings discovering the beauty of Kuzminki (Moscow, Russia) region. (Russian website)

ee also

*Administrative divisions of Moscow


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