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{{Short description|Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia}}
{{Other places3|Istra (inhabited locality)}}
{{expand Russian|date=March 2024|topic=geo}}
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| established_date        = 16th century
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| postal_codes            = 143500–143502, 143508
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'''Istra''' ({{langx|ru|И́стра}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Istrinsky District]] in [[Moscow Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Istra (Moskva)|Istra River]], {{convert|40|km|sp=us}} west of [[Moscow]], on the Moscow–[[Riga]] railway. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=35,111|p2002=33,652|p1989=35,046}} It was previously known as ''Voskresenskoye'', ''Voskresensk'' (until 1930).

==History==
Known since the 16th century as the village of Voskresenskoye, it was acquired by [[Patriarch Nikon]] to serve the needs of the neighbouring [[New Jerusalem Monastery|Voskresensky (Resurrection) Monastery]]. By 1781, the village had grown into the town of Voskresensk and become the seat of an [[uyezd]].<ref>СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик на 1 января 1980 года / Сост. В. А. Дударев, Н. А. Евсеева. — М.: Известия, 1980. — 702 с. — С. 173.</ref>

In 1930, the town was renamed Istra (after the river which flows through it) in order to avoid the old name's religious connotations.<ref>У стен Нового Иерусалима. История города Воскресенска-Истры. — М.: Лето, 2010. — С. 279.</ref> As a result of short-term occupation during the [[Eastern Front (World War II)|Great Patriotic War]] (from November 25 to December 11, 1941), the town was severely damaged. After the war, Istra became a center of research in the area of electrical power engineering.

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Istra serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Istrinsky District]].<ref name="MoscowO_admlist">Resolution #123-PG</ref> As an administrative division, it is, together with two [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|rural localities]], incorporated within Istrinsky District as the '''[[Town of district significance|Town]] of Istra'''.<ref name="MoscowO_admlist" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the Town of Istra is incorporated within Istrinsky Municipal District as '''Istra Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="MoscowOIstrinskyD_mun">Law #86/2005-OZ</ref>

==Science==
There is a large high voltage research center near Istra at {{coord|55|55|26|N|36|49|10|E|region:RU_type:landmark|name=research center|display=inline}}.
== Education ==
There are 4 secondary schools in Istra:

<nowiki>#</nowiki>1 after A. P. Chekhov, founded in 1908

<nowiki>#</nowiki>2 after N.K. Krupskaya, reconstructed in 2008

<nowiki>#</nowiki>3 after M.Y. Lermontov

<nowiki>#</nowiki>4 Liceum

Other educational institutions in Istra:

- Musical School

- School of Arts

- Pedagogical College.

==Architecture==
[[File:20140531-IMG 7721-2.jpg|thumb|left|[[New Jerusalem Monastery]]]]

[[New Jerusalem Monastery]], also known as the Voskresensky Monastery, is located in Istra.

==Notable people==
Famous Russian short-story writer and playwright [[Anton Chekhov]] used to work in Istra and its outskirts, while his brother Ivan Chekhov was a teacher at a local school. Soviet geographer [[Alexander Kruber]] was born in Istra.

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia}}
[[File:Novoierusalimskaya railstation.jpg|thumb|Novoiyerusalimskaya railway station in Istra]]

Istra is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Истра и её побратимы|url=https://radio1.news/article/istra-i-eyo-pobratimy-35811|website=radio1.news|publisher=Radio1|language=ru|date=2019-12-05|access-date=2020-02-06}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Bad Orb]], Germany
*{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Bečej]], Serbia
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Dyurtyuli]], Russia
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Gmina Łobez|Łobez]], Poland
*{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Loreto, Marche|Loreto]], Italy
*{{flagicon|BUL}} [[Petrich Municipality|Petrich]], Bulgaria
*{{flagicon|BLR}} [[Pinsk]], Belarus
*{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Rakovník]], Czech Republic
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|mos|adm|list}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|mos|mun|list|istrinsky}}

==External links==
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*[http://istra-adm.ru/ Official website of Istra] {{in lang|ru}}
*[https://istra.jsprav.ru/ Istra Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
*[http://sova.rsh.ru/istra/index.html History and images of New Jerusalem Monastery]

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[[Category:Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1781]]
[[Category:Zvenigorodsky Uyezd (Moscow Governorate)]]
[[Category:Naukograds]]