Kurovskoye

Kurovskoye ( _ru. Куровско́е) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Nerskaya River (Moskva's tributary) some 92 km southeast of Moscow. Population: 19,200 (2005 est.); 19,507 (2002 Census); 21,139 (1989 Census).Kurovskoye was first mentioned in the 16th century as a small settlement of Kurovsky ( _ru. Куровский). In 1646, it was mentioned as a village of Kurovskaya ( _ru. Куровская). In 1952, it was renamed Kurovskoye and granted town status.

In the past Kurovskoye was in known historical area Guslitsa. The overwhelming majority of the population of the village of Kurovskaya were Old Believers. Now in Kurovskoye there are Guslitsky Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery (Russian Orthodox Church) and edinoverie' Church of John Climacus.

External links

* [http://www.kurovskoye.ru/ Official website of Kurovskoye] ru icon