Ozyory, Moscow Oblast


Ozyory is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, southeast of Moscow. Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1578 as the village of Marvinskoye Ozerko. In the late 18th century, it was renamed Ozerki. In 1851, it received its present name Ozyory. It was granted town status in 1925.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with fifty-nine rural localities, incorporated as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Ozyory City Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Ozyory Urban Okrug.

Administrative and municipal history

was abolished on March 30, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Urban Okrug. Within the framework of administrative divisions, on April 13, 2015 the inhabited localities of the low-level administrative divisions were subordinated to the Town of Ozyory, which remained the only subdivision of the administrative district. The administrative district itself was abolished on May 16, 2015, with its territory reorganized as Ozyory Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction.

Twin towns and sister cities

Ozyory is twinned with: