Shatura
city
Shatura
Шатура
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List of cities in Russia |
Shatura ( Russian Шату́ра ) is a city with 32,885 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in Russia and the Rajonzentrum in Moscow Oblast . It is located 124 km east of Moscow , in the middle of Meshchera Lowlands -Tiefebene.
history
The place arose from 1917: At that time the peat mining began, of which there are numerous deposits in the swampy surroundings of today's city. A year later the construction of a thermal power station began in a neighboring village. The renowned engineer Vladimir Schuchow was also involved in its construction . In 1920 a workers' settlement was created for the workers of this power station, which in 1928 together with the peat extraction settlements formed the place called Shatura. The name Shatura comes from a hydronym Shat-Ur , which is widespread in Meshchora and has a Finno-Ugric ancestry.
In 1936 Shatura received city status. During the German attack on Moscow (1941/42) in World War II , the Schatura power station played an important role in the energy supply of the embattled capital.
In the post-war years, the city continued to develop economically; New industrial operations (including a nationally known furniture factory) and several scientific research institutions were established here.
Population development
year | Residents |
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1926 | 2,260 |
1939 | 15,122 |
1959 | 19,629 |
1970 | 24,482 |
1979 | 29,367 |
1989 | 31,635 |
2002 | 30,393 |
2010 | 32,885 |
Note: census data
traffic
Shatura has a train station on a section from Moscow via Murom of the Trans-Siberian Railway . There are direct regional train connections with Moscow's Kazan Railway Station . There are also regular intercity bus connections with Moscow, Ryazan and several cities in the eastern Moscow Oblast.
Attractions
While the city is relatively young and therefore has hardly any architectural monuments, the area around Shatura is mainly known for its picturesque nature. It is part of the landscape of the Meshchora and has a large number of forests, forest lakes and swamps. Therefore, the Shatura district is a popular destination for hikers, anglers and mushroom pickers. However, the peat-rich soil of the forests around Shatura repeatedly causes forest fires, which in extreme cases - most recently in the summer of 2002 - make themselves felt in Moscow with smog .
sons and daughters of the town
- Michail Postnikow (1927-2004), mathematician
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
Web links
- Shatura on mojgorod.ru (Russian)