Kuntsevo District
| Kuntsevo District Кунцево (Russian) |
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 Location of Kuntsevo District in Moscow |
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| Coordinates: 55°44′N 37°26′E / 55.733°N 37.433°ECoordinates: 55°44′N 37°26′E / 55.733°N 37.433°E | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 142,497 inhabitants |
| • Urban | 100% |
| • Rural | 0% |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
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Kuntsevo (Russian: Ку́нцево) is a district in Western Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 142,497 (2010 Census);125,100 (2002 Census).
In the 18th century, a palace and a park were built; they were often visited by the Empress Catherine II. Kuntsevo is the site of the Church of Theotokos Orans. In the 19th century, Kuntsevo became a summer resort for the Muscovites. A summer theater was opened in 1890. Artists and writers lived and worked in Kuntsevo; among them Nikolay Karamzin, Ivan Turgenev, Vasily Perov, and Ivan Kramskoy.
Kuntsevo became a town in its own right in 1926. On December 4, 1941 German troops reached Kuntsevo during the Battle of Moscow before being repulsed. In 1960, it became a part of Moscow. Now a district of Moscow, it contains many factories, residential areas, and has a well-connected infrastructure. Kuntsevo is reported to be the location of the Strategic Missile Command center.
The district has two metro stations: Molodyozhnaya on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line and Kuntsevskaya on the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya and the Filevskaya Line. Strogino metro station in neighboring Strogino District serves parts of the Myakinino area of the Kuntsevo district.
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