Davydovo is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District

Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District

Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 38 in Moscow Oblast, Russia....

 of Moscow Oblast

Moscow Oblast

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, Russia

Russia

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, located some 78 kilometres (48.5 mi) south-east of Moscow

Moscow

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 and 30 kilometres (18.6 mi) south of Orekhovo-Zuyevo

Orekhovo-Zuyevo

Orekhovo-Zuyevo is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. It is situated in a forested area on the Klyazma River . The city was established in 1917 when three villages were merged, hence its name. Population: -History:The first facts about Orekhovo-Zuyevo date back...

. Municipally, the village is the administrative center of Davydovskoye Rural Settlement. Population: 12,000 (2004 est.); 11,840 (1997 est.). Postal code: 142641.

Davydovo was first mentioned in 1631.

The village of Davydovo is located in the historical area of Zakhod, which is considered by the majority of historians as a part of a larger Guslitsa

Guslitsa

Guslitsa, Guslica, or Guslicy is a region situated in the eastern part of Moscow Oblast. Guslitsa is famous for it was almost entirely inhabited by the Old Believers, mainly popovtsy...

 area. The overwhelming majority of the population of village were Old Believers

Old Believers

In the context of Russian Orthodox church history, the Old Believers separated after 1666 from the official Russian Orthodox Church as a protest against church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon between 1652–66...

. An Old Believers' (Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church

Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church

The Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church is an Eastern Orthodox Church of the Old Believers tradition, born from a schism within the Russian Orthodox Church following the liturgical reforms of Patriarch Nikon in the second half of 17th century...

) Feast of the Cross

Feast of the Cross

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 church is located in Davydovo.

The most prominent industrial facility in Davydovo is a Michelin

Michelin

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 tire

Tire

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 factory.

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  Orekhovo-Zuyevo
  Orekhovo-Zuyevo is an industrial city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located east of Moscow. It is situated in a forested area on the Klyazma River . The city was established in 1917 when three villages were merged, hence its name. Population: -History:The first facts about Orekhovo-Zuyevo date back...
  
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