Kritovo (Oryol Oblast)

The village is located on the Ozerka River.

The village got its name from the name created by the union of the warriors with the local Vyatky people, the settlement “Hidden Place”, which over time for the sake of brevity became known as “Hidden”, and then - “Covered” and, finally, adopted the current name “Kritovo”.

It is known in 1412.

In 1834, a stone church with three altars was built.

In Kritovo there was a zemstvo hospital with an outpatient clinic.

• 1850 - 137 peasants and 30 domestic souls
• 1918 - 115 courtyards in which at least 805 people lived

• The story of the village of Kritovo, its temple and residents

1. ↑ 2010 All-Russian Population Census. 7. The population of urban districts, municipalities, urban and rural settlements, urban settlements, rural settlements of the Oryol region (Neopr.) . Date of treatment February 1, 2014. Archived February 1, 2014.