Zvenigorod is a town in the Moscow Oblast of western Russia. In 2010 it had a population of about 16,000. The town's name is based either o…Zvenigorod is a town in the Moscow Oblast of western Russia. In 2010 it had a population of about 16,000. The town's name is based either on a personal name or on a hydronym ; the derivation from "town of ringing " is a folk etymology.