Shatura

city Shatura Шатура flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Moscow Rajon Shatura mayor Alexei Filimonov Founded 1920 City since 1936 surface 31  km² population 32,885 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1061 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 125  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 49645 Post Code 140700-140713 License Plate 50, 90, 150, 190, 750 OKATO 46 257 501 Website www.shatura.ru Geographical location Coordinates 55 ° 34 '  N , 39 ° 32'  E Coordinates: 55 ° 34 '0 "  N , 39 ° 32' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Moscow Oblast

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 Shatura bus station

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.

Banner for the construction of a 50,000 kilowatt generator at the Schatura power plant in 1931

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
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

1. ↑ ^{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

Commons : Schatura  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Shatura on mojgorod.ru (Russian)