- Khotkovo
Khotkovo ( _ru. Хотьково) is a town in
Moscow Oblast ,Russia , located some 60 km north-east ofMoscow and 11 km south-west ofSergiyev Posad , on the Moscow –Yaroslavl railroad. Population: 20,600 (2005 est.); 20,957 (2002 Census); 23,343 (1989 Census); 20,000 (1974).Khotkovo was first attested in 1308. It was granted a town status in 1949. The settlement is best known as the site of a monastery, founded by the parents of the great Saint
Sergius of Radonezh ( [http://sobory.ru/photo/index.html?photo=17694 picture)] . The 19th-century artists' community ofAbramtsevo is situated within three miles from Khotkovo.The town's main industrial enterprises are "Electroizolit", an electroinsulative materials manufacturer; "Gorbunoskaya" weaving mill, and a carving workshop.
Education facilities include a number of secondary schools, Abramtsevo Art and Industry College, and a music school.
External links
* [http://art.netclub.ru/ Official website of Abramtsevo Art and Industry College] ru icon
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