Istra, Istrinsky District, Moscow Oblast

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Istra Истра
Town[1]
Views of Istra
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Location of Istra
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Coordinates: 55°55′N 36°52′E / 55.917°N 36.867°E / 55.917; 36.867
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Istrinsky District[1]
Town	Istra[1]
Known since	16th century
Town status since	1781
Government
• Head	Yury Savelyev
Elevation	165 m (541 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	35,111
Administrative status
• Capital of	Istrinsky District,[1] Town of Istra[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Istrinsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Istra Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Istrinsky Municipal District,[3] Istra Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	143500–143502, 143508
Dialing code(s)	+7 49631
OKTMO ID	46618101001
Website	гп-истра.рф

Istra (Russian: И́стра) is a town and the administrative center of Istrinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Istra River, 40 kilometers (25 mi) west of Moscow, on the Moscow–Riga railway. Population: 35,111 (2010 Census);^[2] 33,652 (2002 Census);^[6] 35,046 (1989 Soviet census).^[7] It was previously known as Voskresenskoye, Voskresensk (until 1930).

Known since the 16th century as the village of Voskresenskoye, it was acquired by Patriarch Nikon to serve the needs of the neighbouring Voskresensky (Resurrection) Monastery. By 1781, the village had grown into the town of Voskresensk and become the seat of an uyezd.^[8]

In 1930, the town was renamed Istra (after the river which flows through it) in order to avoid the old name's religious connotations.^[9] As a result of short-term occupation during the Great Patriotic War (from November 25 to December 11, 1941), the town was severely damaged. After the war, Istra became a center of research in the area of electrical power engineering.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Istra serves as the administrative center of Istrinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Istrinsky District as the Town of Istra.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Istra is incorporated within Istrinsky Municipal District as Istra Urban Settlement.^[3]

There is a large high voltage research center near Istra at 55°55′26″N 36°49′10″E / 55.92389°N 36.81944°E / 55.92389; 36.81944 (research center).

There are 4 secondary schools in Istra:

#1 after A. P. Chekhov, founded in 1908

#2 after N.K. Krupskaya, reconstructed in 2008

#3 after M.Y. Lermontov

#4 Liceum

Other educational institutions in Istra:

- Musical School

- School of Arts

- Pedagogical College.

New Jerusalem Monastery, also known as the Voskresensky Monastery, is located in Istra.

Famous Russian short-story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov used to work in Istra and its outskirts, while his brother Ivan Chekhov was a teacher at a local school. Soviet geographer Alexander Kruber was born in Istra.

Istra is twinned with:^[10]

• Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
• Московская областная Дума. Закон №86/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Истринского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №119/2012-ОЗ от 23 июля 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Истринского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #86/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Istrinsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #119/2012-OZ of July 23, 2012 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Istrinsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

Media related to Istra, Russia at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Istra (in Russian)
• Istra Business Directory (in Russian)
• History and images of New Jerusalem Monastery