*** Welcome to piglix ***

Kuzminki District

Kuzminki District
Msk uvao kuz'minki.svg
Location of Kuzminki District on the map of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°41′56″N 37°46′11″E / 55.69889°N 37.76972°E / 55.69889; 37.76972Coordinates: 55°41′56″N 37°46′11″E / 55.69889°N 37.76972°E / 55.69889; 37.76972
Kuz^^39,minky. Moscow, Russia. - panoramio - Oleg Yu.Novikov (29).jpg
Park in Kuzminki District
Coat of Arms of Kapotnya (municipality in Moscow).svg
Flag of Kapotnya (municipality in Moscow).svg
Coat of arms
Flag
Location
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow
Statistics
Population (2010 est.) 27,200 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Official website
on

Kuzminki District (Russian: райо́н Кузьми́нки) is a district of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 142,249 (2010 Census);122,951 (2002 Census).

The main point of interest in the district is the Vlakhernskoye-Kuzminki, a former estate of the Stroganov and Golitsyn families. In the 17th century, the territory of the modern district belonged to the Simon monastery. In 1702, Peter the Great gave this land to Grigory Dmitriyevich Stroganov.

Two Moscow Metro stations are located in the district: Kuzminki and Volzhskaya.


...
Wikipedia

...