- Losino-Petrovsky
Losino-Petrovsky ( _ru. Лосино-Петровский) is a town in
Moscow Oblast ,Russia , located at the confluence of the Vorya andKlyazma River s 52 km north-east ofMoscow at coord|55.8744|N|38.2017|E. Population: 22,324 (2002 Census); 22,906 (1989 Census).In 1708, a manufactory for producing
elk leather uniforms was established by Peter the Great. Thesloboda around the manufactory was named Losinaya Petrovskaya ( _ru. Лосиная Петровская). The manufactory existed until 1858, by which time several othertextile factories were established.In 1928, the sloboda was granted
urban-type settlement status, and in 1951—town status.
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