Gagino, Moscow Oblast
Village in Moscow Oblast, Russia
Gagino Гагино | |
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Village | |
Our Lady of Kazan church in Gagino | |
Location of Gagino | |
56°21′00″N 38°21′54″E / 56.35000°N 38.36500°E / 56.35000; 38.36500 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
Administrative district | Sergiyevo-Posadsky District |
Rural settlement | Bereznyakovskoye Rural Settlement |
• Municipal district | Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District |
• Rural settlement | Bereznyakovskoye Rural Settlement |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [1]) |
Postal code(s)[2] | 141313 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 496 |
OKTMO ID | 46615406136 |
Gagino (Russian: Гагино) is a rural locality (a village in Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia.
It was first mentioned in 1462 as Timofeyevskoye (Тимофеевское). Today, it lacks substantial industry, agriculture and infrastructure and has a small population, with most houses used as summer cottages.
The major landmarks and the oldest structures preserved in Gagino are the All-Merciful Savior and Our Lady of Kazan churches with a ravaged and abandoned cemetery aside.
The All-Merciful Savior church is notable for Feodor Chaliapin's wedding, while Our Lady of Kazan church (colloquially called "Kazanskaya") annually serves as an offstage for the Chaliapin festival.
References
External links
- Zagorsk.ru Information about Gagino (in Russian)