Slobodishche, Moscow Oblast
Slobodishche (Russian: Слободи́ще) is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Guslitsa River (Nerskaya's tributary) some 93 kilometers (58 mi) south-east of Moscow. Municipally, the village is a part of Ilyinskoye Rural Settlement (the administrative center of which is the village of Ilyinsky Pogost). Population: 327 (1997). Postal code: 142651.
Slobodishche was first mentioned in 1674.
The village is located in the historical area of Guslitsa (former Guslitskaya volost). An Old Believers' (Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church) Our Lady of Kazan wooden church (built around 1881) is located in Slobodishche.
According to a legend, all inhabitants of Slobodishche were sorcerers.
External links[edit]
- Orekhovo-Zuyevo portal. Information about Slobodishche. (in Russian)
- Михайлов С. С., Марков А. П. Старообрядцы Гуслиц. (in Russian)
55°30′23″N 38°51′31″E / 55.50639°N 38.85861°E
 | This Moscow Oblast location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |