Slobodishche, Moscow Oblast
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Slobodishche 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
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...

, Russia
Russia
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, located on the Guslitsa River
Guslitsa River
The Guslitsa River , also known as Guslyanka is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Nerskaya River . It is 36 km in length. Source near the city of Yegoryevsk. Flows all over again on the North, and then on the West, running in the Nerskaya at the village Khoteichi...

 (Nerskaya
Nerskaya River
The Nerskaya River is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Moscow River. It is 92 km in length, with a drainage basin of 1,510 km². Its average discharge is 8,3 m³/s.The town Kurovskoye is situated on the Nerskaya....

's tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

) some 93 kilometres (57.8 mi) south-east of Moscow
Moscow
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. Municipally, the village is a part of Ilyinskoye Rural Settlement (the administrative center of which is the village of Ilyinsky Pogost
Ilyinsky Pogost
Ilyinsky Pogost is a village in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Guslitsa River . In the past, it was named Guslitsa and Pogost na Guslitse ....

). Population: 327 (1997). Postal code: 142651.

Slobodishche was first mentioned in 1674.

The village is located in the historical area of 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...

 (former Guslitskaya volost
Volost
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). An 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...

' (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...

) Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan
Our Lady of Kazan, also called Theotokos of Kazan , was a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan. Copies of the image are also venerated in the Catholic Church...

 wooden church (built around 1881) is located in Slobodishche.

According to legend, all from Slobodishche were sorcerers.

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  • 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...

    portal. Information about Slobodishche.
  • Михайлов С. С., Марков А. П. Старообрядцы Гуслиц.
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