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. Old Believers' Our Lady of Kazan wooden church
Slobodishche. Ruins of arched gates
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
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Slobodishche.
- Orekhovo-Zuyevo portal. Information about Slobodishche. (in Russian)
- Михайлов С. С., Марков А. П. Старообрядцы Гуслиц. (in Russian)
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