Khotkovo
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Khotkovo is a town in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, located 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) northeast of Moscow
and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southwest of Sergiyev Posad
, on the Moscow–Yaroslavl
railroad. Population: 20,000 (1974).
Khotkovo was first attested in 1308. It was granted a town status in 1949. The settlement is best known as the site of a monastery, founded by the parents of the great Saint Sergius of Radonezh
(picture). The 19th-century artists' community of Abramtsevo is situated within three miles from Khotkovo.
The town's main industrial enterprises are Electroizolit, an electroinsulative materials manufacturer; Gorbunoskaya weaving mill, and a carving workshop.
Education facilities include a number of secondary schools, Abramtsevo Art and Industry College, and a music school.
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) northeast of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southwest of Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It grew in the 15th century around one of the greatest of Russian monasteries, the Trinity Lavra established by St. Sergius of Radonezh. The town status was granted to it in 1742...
, on the Moscow–Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
railroad. Population: 20,000 (1974).
Khotkovo was first attested in 1308. It was granted a town status in 1949. The settlement is best known as the site of a monastery, founded by the parents of the great Saint Sergius of Radonezh
Sergius of Radonezh
Venerable Sergius of Radonezh , also transliterated as Sergey Radonezhsky or Serge of Radonezh, was a spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. Together with Venerable Seraphim of Sarov, he is one of the Russian Orthodox Church's most highly venerated saints.-Early life:The date of...
(picture). The 19th-century artists' community of Abramtsevo is situated within three miles from Khotkovo.
The town's main industrial enterprises are Electroizolit, an electroinsulative materials manufacturer; Gorbunoskaya weaving mill, and a carving workshop.
Education facilities include a number of secondary schools, Abramtsevo Art and Industry College, and a music school.