Sister cities of Ozyory, Moscow Oblast
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Ozyory (Russian: Озёры, IPA: [ʌˈzʲorɨ]) is a town and the administrative center of Ozyorsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River 157 kilometers (98 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 25,800 (2010 Census); 25,704 (2002 Census); 28,215 (1989 Census).
Ozyory was first mentioned in 1578 as a village named Marvinskoye Ozerko (Марвинское Озерко). In the late 18th century, it was renamed Ozerki (Озерки). In 1851, it received its present name Ozyory. It was granted town status in 1925.
The town was profiled at the turn of the millennium by author Jeffrey Tayler as the subject of a travel narrative piece for The Atlantic (then still known as The Atlantic Monthly).
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