Izmaylovo District
| Izmaylovo District район Измайлово (Russian) |
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 Location of Izmaylovo District in Moscow |
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| Coordinates: 55°46′37″N 37°44′48″E / 55.77694°N 37.74667°ECoordinates: 55°46′37″N 37°44′48″E / 55.77694°N 37.74667°E | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 102,837 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 100% |
| • Rural | 0% |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Izmaylovo District (Russian: райо́н Изма́йлово) is a district in Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 102,837 (2010 Census);110,099 (2002 Census).
It is a historical part of Moscow, the ancestral land of the Romanov noble family.
The history of the village of Izmaylovo goes back to 1389. Since the days of Ivan the Terrible it was an estate of boyars in the Romanov family. In 1654, it was inherited by Alexis of Russia, who built an château on an artificial island around 1664—1690. At about the same time, in 1671—1679, a medieval church was rebuilt into Church of Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos. The château was later expanded by architects Konstantin Thon and Mikhail Bykovsky into Izmaylovo Estate. It survived the fire of 1812, and is now an outdoor tourist destination.
Peter the Great grew up in Izmaylovo and had been known for sailing a small boat which he discovered in the storage of his great grandfather Nikita Romanov. This boat is now in Central Naval Museum in St. Petersburg, and is credited as the "grandfather of the Russian Navy".
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