Meshchansky District, Administrative district in Central Moscow, Russia.
The Meshchansky District extends northward from Kitai-gorod to Kamer-Kollezhsky Val, bordered by Tverskoy District along Neglinnaya River and Krasnoselsky District through Bolshaya Lubyanka Street.
During the Russo-Polish War in the late 17th century, Ukrainian and Belarusian settlers established 692 households in this area, forming the foundation of Meshchanskaya sloboda.
The district contains notable institutions including the Sretensky Monastery, Sretensky Theological Academy, and the monument to Fyodor Dostoyevsky near his birthplace at Mariinsky Hospital.
The district houses multiple government facilities, including the Federal Security Service and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, serving as an important administrative center.
The district's name derives from meshchane, originally meaning town residents who were neither merchants nor civil servants during the Russian Empire period.
GPS coordinates: 55.77917,37.62799
Latest update: March 2, 2025 21:15
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