Borodino (village), Mozhaysky District, Moscow Oblast

Borodino
Village
Borodino is located in Moscow Oblast
Borodino
Borodino
Borodino is located in Russia
Borodino
Borodino
Coordinates: 55°32′N 35°49′E / 55.533°N 35.817°E / 55.533; 35.817
CountryRussia
The main monument to the Battle of Borodino
The Kutuzov Obelisk in Borodino
The Flag of Borodinskoye Rural Settlement, of which the village of Borodino is the administrative centre
The Borodino Smolensk Church

Borodino (Russian: Бородино, IPA: [bərədʲɪˈno]) is a village in Mozhaysky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) west of Mozhaysk.

The village is famous as the location of the Battle of Borodino that took place on 7 September 1812[1] as part of the Napoleonic Wars during the French invasion of Russia. The Borodino Battlefield (Бородинское поле) is now part of the State Borodino War and History Museum and Reserve. The reserved area is 109.7 square kilometers (42.4 sq mi); the area of the protected zone is 645 square kilometers (249 sq mi).

  1. ^ 26 August in the Julian calendar then used in Russia.

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