Kashira

Kashira (Russian: Каши́ра) is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, located on the Oka River 115 kilometers (71 mi) south of Moscow. Population: 41,870 (2010 Census);[2] 40,898 (2002 Census);[7] 44,110 (1989 Census).[8]

For other uses, see Kashira (disambiguation).

Kashira
Кашира
Town[1]
View of the central part of Kashira from the opposite side of the Oka River
View of the central part of Kashira from the opposite side of the Oka River
Flag of Kashira
Flag
Coat of arms of Kashira
Coat of arms
Location of Kashira
Kashira is located in Russia
Kashira
Kashira
Location of Kashira
Kashira is located in Moscow Oblast
Kashira
Kashira
Kashira (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°50′N 38°10′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKashirsky District[1]
TownKashira[1]
First mentioned1356
Town status since1777
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total41,870
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
48,656 (+16.2%)
 • Capital ofKashirsky District,[1] Town of Kashira[1]
 • Municipal districtKashirsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementKashira Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofKashirsky Municipal District,[4] Kashira Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
142900–142904, 142908, 142911, 142949
Dialing code(s)+7 49669
OKTMO ID46735000001
Websitekashira2012.ru

History

It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira (Кошира) named after the Koshira River (today's Kashirka River). However, 1619 is considered Kashira's foundation year, when the town was transferred from the left bank of the Oka to the right bank some 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) upstream and rebuilt after it was badly damaged by the Crimean Tatars in 1592 and 1596.

The town was once home to exiled Kazan Khan Ghabdellatif. The coat of arms of Kashira contains the image of Zilant, a heraldic symbol of Kazan.

Map of the streets of Kashira 1780 (before redevelopment at the beginning of the 19th century).
Map of the streets of Kashira 1780 (before redevelopment at the beginning of the 19th century).

Town status was granted to Kashira in 1777. Kashira's southern suburbs were entered in by Germany on 24 November to 17 December 1941 and was a massacre site of Poles and Jews relating to the Katyn massacre.

It is reported that, during the Wagner Group rebellion, Kashira was the closest Wagner troops got to Moscow. Kashira is 95 kilometres (59 miles) south of the city.[9][10] The closest to Moscow where it was visually confirmed that Wagner troops had reached was Krasnoye, Lipetsk Oblast.[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kashira serves as the administrative center of Kashirsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Kashirsky District as the Town of Kashira.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kashira is incorporated within Kashirsky Municipal District as Kashira Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

A large thermal power plant operates in Kashira. In 1950, the terminal of the first HVDC-transmission was built in the town.

Honour

There are Kashirskoye highway and Kashirskaya subway station in Moscow.

References
  1. Resolution #123-PG
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  4. Law #71/2005-OZ
  5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. "Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2023". Institute for the Study of War. 24 June 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  10. Fornusek, Martin (26 June 2023). "Prigozhin says he started rebellion to protest Wagner dissolution, not topple government". The Kyiv Independent.

Sources
  • Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
  • Московская областная Дума. Закон №71/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Каширского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №179/2010-ОЗ от 24 декабря 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Каширского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #71/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Kashirsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #179/2010-OZ of December 24, 2010 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Kashirsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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