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Kuzminki District

human settlement in Russia

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ2360885 ↗
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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).

History

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.

Transportation

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

References

External links

(in Russian) History of Kuzminki District

(in Russian) Local government in Kuzminki

Kuzminki - Photo Album Archived February 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - 310 photos and 113 digital paintings discovering the beauty of Kuzminki (Moscow, Russia) region.

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