Gora (Davydovskoye Rural Settlement), Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District, Moscow Oblast


Gora is a rural locality in Orekhovo-Zuyevsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located some south-east of Moscow.
Municipally, the village is a part of Davydovsky Rural Settlement. Population: 145. Postal code: 142641.

History

The village is located in the historical area of Zakhod. In the 19th century, it was a part of Zaponorskaya Volost of Bogorodsky Uyezd of Moscow Governorate. The overwhelming majority of the population of Gora were Old Believers, who from the end of the 19th century were guided by the Russian Orthodox Old-Rite Church.
As in many other Guslitsa's villages, iconography was a developed craft in Gora.

Population

In 1852, the village consisted of 39 homesteads comprising 387 inhabitants. By 1862, the population increased slightly to 46 homesteads comprising 389 people. By 1925, the population of 74 homesteads comprised 398 inhabitants. As of January 1, 1997, the population was 145.