title: Ozherelye
text: # Ozherelye
  
  Ozherelye (Russian: Ожерелье, IPA:) is a microdistrict of the town of Kashira, formerly a town in Kashirsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 118 kilometers (73 mi) south of Moscow and 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) southeast of Kashira, the administrative center of the district. Population: 10,469 (2010 Census); 11,113 (2002 Census); 16,231 (1989 Census).
  
  ## History
  
  It was first mentioned in 1578 as a village and was granted town status in 1958.
  
  ## Administrative and municipal status
  
  Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Kashirsky District as the Town of Ozherelye. As a municipal division, the Town of Ozherelye is incorporated within Kashirsky Municipal District as Ozherelye Urban Settlement.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  The town is an important railway junction.
  
  