Davydovo, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast

Davydovo (Russian: Давы́дово) is a rural locality (a village) in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 78 kilometers (48 mi) southeast of Moscow and 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Orekhovo-Zuyevo. Municipally, the village is the administrative center of Davydovskoye Rural Settlement. Population: 10,918 (2010 Census);[1] 10,694 (2002 Census).[2] Postal code: 142641.

For other places with the same name, see Davydovo.

Old Believers' chapel near the Davydovo cemetery
Traditional Paschal Crucession by Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Davydovo (May 2, 2008)

Davydovo was first mentioned in 1631.

The village of Davydovo is located in the historical area of Zakhod, which is considered by the majority of historians as a part of a larger Guslitsa area.[3] The overwhelming majority of the population of village were Old Believers. An Old Believers' (Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church) Feast of the Cross church is located in Davydovo.

The most prominent industrial facility in Davydovo is a Michelin tire factory.

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  3. Михайлов С.С. "Из истории связей Егорьевского уезда Рязанской губернии и Гуслиц". Вестник Российского Фольклорного Союза. №3 (14). 2005. Стр. 12-17.

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