Kotly
Encyclopedia
Kotly, also known as Upper and Lower Kotly is a locality in the south of Moscow
on the right bank of the Moskva River
.
The name Kotly (literally means Boiler
s) comes from two extinct village
s. The locality has been existing since the late 14th century under the name of Kotyol (sing. for Boiler), a village on the Kotlovka River. In 1606, the armies of Ivan Bolotnikov
and Vasily Shuisky collided near Kotly with the ensuing defeat of the former. In the 17th century, there used to be two villages named Verkhniye Kotly (Upper Kotly) to the south and Nizhniye Kotly (Lower Kotly) to the north. The latter was built on the spot of the ancient settlement of Kotyol.
Kotly was turned into a country house area in the mid-19th century. In 1892-1904, a famous Russia
n painter
Vasili Vereshchagin
lived in the Upper Kotly. In the 1930s, Kotly was engulfed by Moscow and turned into a residential area. Varshavskoye highway is the main street in Kotly.
"Nizhniye Kotly" (Lower Kotly) is the present-day railway commuter platform connected to Nagatinskaya
Metro
station.
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...
on the right bank of the Moskva River
Moskva River
The Moskva River is a river that flows through the Moscow and Smolensk Oblasts in Russia, and is a tributary of the Oka River.-Etymology:...
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The name Kotly (literally means Boiler
Boiler
A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated. The heated or vaporized fluid exits the boiler for use in various processes or heating applications.-Materials:...
s) comes from two extinct village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
s. The locality has been existing since the late 14th century under the name of Kotyol (sing. for Boiler), a village on the Kotlovka River. In 1606, the armies of Ivan Bolotnikov
Ivan Bolotnikov
Ivan Isayevich Bolotnikov was the leader of a popular uprising in Russia in 1606–1607 known as the Bolotnikov rebellion . The uprising was part of the Time of Troubles in Russia.-Biography:...
and Vasily Shuisky collided near Kotly with the ensuing defeat of the former. In the 17th century, there used to be two villages named Verkhniye Kotly (Upper Kotly) to the south and Nizhniye Kotly (Lower Kotly) to the north. The latter was built on the spot of the ancient settlement of Kotyol.
Kotly was turned into a country house area in the mid-19th century. In 1892-1904, a famous 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...
n painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
Vasili Vereshchagin
Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin
Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin was one of the most famous Russian battle painters and one of the first Russian artists to be widely recognized abroad. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led many of them to never be printed or exhibited....
lived in the Upper Kotly. In the 1930s, Kotly was engulfed by Moscow and turned into a residential area. Varshavskoye highway is the main street in Kotly.
"Nizhniye Kotly" (Lower Kotly) is the present-day railway commuter platform connected to Nagatinskaya
Nagatinskaya
Nagatinskaya is a station of Serpukhovsko-Timiryazevskaya Line of Moscow Metro. It was opened together with several other stations of the southern part of the line on November 8, 1983. It lies underneath the surface with the depth of . The passenger dynamics for the station are 54,900 per hour on...
Metro
Moscow Metro
The Moscow Metro is a rapid transit system serving Moscow and the neighbouring town of Krasnogorsk. Opened in 1935 with one line and 13 stations, it was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union. As of 2011, the Moscow Metro has 182 stations and its route length is . The system is...
station.