Domodedovo (town)

The town is located on the Moskva-Oka plain, in the center of the East European Plain, south-east of the capital, 37 km from the center of Moscow, on the Moscow – Kashira highway and the Paveletsky suburban railway line, near the federal highway, M-4 "Don". Most of the town is located to the west of the railway line. The town stretches from north to south along the railroad tracks on 26 kilometers. The climate is moderate continental, with cold, snowy winters, and warm, humid summers. The frequent passage of cyclones from the Atlantic and the Mediterranean sometimes causes an increase in cloud cover. Average mid-January temperature is about −10,5 °C, and mid-July is +17,5 °C. The average duration of the frost-free period is 130 days. Soil is alluvial, gray forest. Water resources are virtually non-existent. The main rivers that flows in the area are Rozhayka, Severka and Pakhra Rivers.

The name of the modern town, Domodedovo which was incorporated in 1900, was given after nearby village with the same name, was first mentioned around 1401 in the spiritual literacy of Vladimir the Bold, Prince of Serpukhov and Borovski.{{Cite web|url=https://is-tok.ru/duhovnaya-gramota-knyazya-serpuhovskogo-i-borovskogo-vladimira-andreevicha-hrabrogo-okolo-1401-1402-gg/|title=Духовная грамота князя Серпуховского и Боровского Владимира Андреевича Храброго (около 1401-1402 гг.). - ИстокЪ|first=Владимир|last=Шлёнсков|date=12 August 2009}} The modern city is located on the old road, Kashira way, that for centuries connected Moscow with Kashira and many other southern cities.

In the 17th century within the town of Domodedovo two villages existed: Nazarevo ({{langx|ru|link=no|Назарьево}}) and Sknilovo ({{langx|ru|link=no|Скнилово}}). The exact date of their disappearance is unknown.

In 1781, during the administrative reform of Catherine II a city called Nikitsk was founded on site Kolychёva village and was a district seat in the Moscow Governorate. The Nikitsky District included Domodedovo village as well as Nikitskoye, Bityagovo and Zaborye which were part of the territory of today's Domodedovo District, and directly, on the territory of the town itself.

Almost until the middle of the 19th century the town area was overgrown with small bushes and deciduous trees. During 1861 the peasant reform, on part of the land that belonged to the town of Podolsk in Domodedovo District, the Domodedovo palace forest dacha was formed.

Domodedovo was founded in 1900 as a settlement next to a train station of the same name.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} It was called after a nearby village of Domodedovo, which is known to have existed since 1410. It was granted town status in 1947.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}} The Domodedovo International Airport is located a few kilometers away from Domodedovo proper.

In 2007, a referendum on the building of a toll motorway within the city limits took place, where 95% of the inhabitants voted against.[http://www.moscow_reg.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_reg?action=show&root=1&tvd=450400785765&vrn=450400785764®ion=50&global=&sub_region=50&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=450400785765&type=232 Results of the referendum] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122022/http://www.moscow_reg.vybory.izbirkom.ru/region/region/moscow_reg?action=show&root=1&tvd=450400785765&vrn=450400785764®ion=50&global=&sub_region=50&prver=0&pronetvd=null&vibid=450400785765&type=232 |date=14 July 2014 }} {{in lang|ru}} A group of residents of Domodedovo have announced the establishment of the "Russian Democratic Republic"The name is alternatively transliterated as "Ruski" by various sources. and asked the European Union for official recognition.{{Cite web|url=http://en.ria.ru/russia/20121001/176339100.html|title = Moscow Region Town Declares Independence|date = October 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://prod-euronews.euronews.net/2012/10/08/russian-village-in-independence-bid/ |title=Russian village in independence bid {{!}} euronews, world news |website=prod-euronews.euronews.net |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015170603/http://prod-euronews.euronews.net/2012/10/08/russian-village-in-independence-bid/ |archive-date=2012-10-15}} {{Cite web|url=http://eng.rusadvocat.com/node/132|title = 23 OF OCTOBER 2012 RUSKI DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC: ARE THERE RUSKII HERE? | Association of Russian Lawyers for Human Rights}}

Within the framework of administrative divisions, together with 139 rural localities, it was incorporated as Domodedovo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.{{RussiaAdmMunRef|mos|adm|law}} The administrative division was established on 1 April 2011 as a result of abolishing Domodedovsky District, the territory of which was re-organized as the town under oblast jurisdiction.{{Cite Russian law

|ru_entity=Московская областная Дума

|ru_type=Закон

|ru_number=88/2010–ОЗ

|ru_date=9 июля 2010 г.

|ru_title=О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области"

|ru_effective_date=на следующий день после официального опубликования, за исключением пункта 3 статьи 1, который вступает в силу с 1 января 2011 г. и абзаца сорок пятого этого пункта, который вступает в силу с 1 апреля 2011 г.

|ru_published_in=

|ru_published_date=

|ru_url=

|ru_amendment_type=Закона

|ru_amendment_number=177/2010–ОЗ

|ru_amendment_date=24 декабря 2010 г

|ru_amendment_title=О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области " внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Московской области"

|en_entity=Moscow Oblast Duma

|en_type=Law

|en_number=88/2010-OZ

|en_date=9 July 2010

|en_title=On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast"

|en_effective_date=the day following the official publication, with the exception of item 3 of Article 1, which takes effect on 1 January 2001, and paragraph forty-five of that item, which takes effect on 1 April 2011

|en_amendment_type=Law

|en_amendment_number=177/2010-OZ

|en_amendment_date=24 December 2010

|en_amendment_title=On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Moscow Oblast"

}}

As a municipal division, Domodedovo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Domodedovo Urban Okrug.{{RussiaAdmMunRef|mos|mun|list|domodedovo}}

There is a big industrial area with construction materials plants and warehouses complexes. Transaero had its head office on the property of Domodedovo Airport.[http://transaero.ru/en/help/feedback Contact us] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019040817/http://transaero.ru/en/help/feedback |date=19 October 2014 }}. Transaero Airlines. Retrieved on 21 June 2010. "JSC "Transaero Airlines", Domodedovo airport, Domodedovskiy District, Moscow region, 142015, Russia." – "[http://transaero.ru/ru/help/feedback Связь с нами] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019040858/http://transaero.ru/ru/help/feedback |date=October 19, 2014 }}." – Address in Russian: "142015, Россия, Московская область, Домодедовский район, аэропорт «Домодедово», ОАО «АК «Трансаэро»"

The local newspaper is Prizyv; the local TV-stations are TV-Domodedovo and Aviatel.

{{Reflist}}

{{Commons category|Domodedovo}}

• [http://www.domod.ru Official website of Domodedovo] {{in lang|ru}}
• [https://domodedovo.jsprav.ru/ Domodedovo Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}

{{Moscow Oblast}}

{{Authority control}}

Category:Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast