Davydovo, Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Davydovo.

Coordinates: 55°36.53′N 38°51.32′E / 55.60883°N 38.85533°E / 55.60883; 38.85533

Old Believers' chapel near the Davydovo cemetery
Traditional Paschal Crucession by Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church in Davydovo (May 2, 2008)

Davydovo (Russian: Давы́дово) is a rural locality (a village) in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 78 kilometers (48 mi) southeast of Moscow and 30 kilometers (19 mi) south of Orekhovo-Zuyevo. Municipally, the village is the administrative center of Davydovskoye Rural Settlement. Population: 10,918(2010 Census);[1] 10,694(2002 Census).[2] 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 area.[3] The overwhelming majority of the population of village were Old Believers. An Old Believers' (Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church) Feast of the Cross church is located in Davydovo.

The most prominent industrial facility in Davydovo is a Michelin tire factory.

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