Dedovsk

Dedovsk () is a town in Istrinsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located west of Moscow and southeast of Istra, the administrative center of the district. Population: It was previously known as Dedovo/Dedovsky (until 1940).

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Dedovsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Дедовск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: РГСУ.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Branch of Russian State Social University in Dedovsk
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Dedovsk (Moscow oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Dedovsk (Moscow oblast) (1989).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Moscow Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Istrinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur: Dedovsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type: Town
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Town of Dedovsk

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History
Administrative and municipal status
Notable people
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==History== It was first mentioned in as the village of Dedovo (), which would turn into a bigger settlement in the 18th century. In 1913, a textile factory was built in the area, which would give birth to the settlement of Dedovsky () and absorb the village of Dedovo. In 1940, the settlement was granted town status and given its present name.