| En Name: | Brateyevo District |
| Ru Name: | район Братеево |
| Image View: | Братеево вид.jpg |
| Coordinates: | 55.6339°N 37.7636°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Brateevo (municipality in Moscow).png |
| Federal Subject: | Moscow |
| Area Km2: | 7.63 |
| Pop 2010Census: | 102600 |
| Urban Pop 2010Census: | 100% |
| Rural Pop 2010Census: | 0% |
| Website: | https://web.archive.org/web/20110719065745/http://br.uao.mos.ru/ |
| Commonscat: | Brateyevo |
| Date: | April 2013 |
Brateyevo District (ru|райо́н Брате́ево) is a district of Southern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia, located in the southeast of Moscow on the right bank of the Moskva River. Population: The area of the district is 7.63km2.[1]
Several pagan mounds dated back to ancient settlements have been discovered on the territory of Brateyevo District. The settlement transformed into the prosperous village located on the Brateyevo hill which later gave its name to the district. There are two common versions of origin the name of the village. According to one, the name the toponym "Brateyevo" came from the personal name "Bratey".[2] According to another version, in the 16th century the nearest villages (Borisovo and Besedy) belonged to the Godunov family, while Brateyevo himself was owned by Boris Godunov’s brother (Russian: брат), Semyon.
In 1960 Brateyevo village became administrative part of Moscow. In the 1980s Brateyevo village has been demolished during the construction of the modern district.
Nearest stations, which are not located in Brateyevo District but accessible using public transportation: