Kashira
{{Short description|Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia}}
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Kashira ({{langx|ru|Каши́ра}}) is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, located on the Oka River {{convert|115|km|sp=us}} south of Moscow. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=41,870|p2002=40,898|p1989=44,110}}
History
It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira ({{lang|ru|Кошира}}) named after the Koshira River (today's Kashirka River).{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} 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 {{convert|5|km|sp=us}} 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.
Town status was granted to Kashira in 1777.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} 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.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
It is reported that, during the Wagner Group rebellion, Kashira was the closest Wagner troops got to Moscow. Kashira is {{convert|95|km|abbr=off}} south of the city.{{Cite web |date=June 24, 2023 |title=Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 24, 2023 |url=https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-24-2023 |access-date=25 June 2023 |website=Institute for the Study of War |language=en |archive-date=25 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625145118/https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-june-24-2023 |url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://kyivindependent.com/prigozhin-rebellion-was-to-protest-destruction-of-wagner-not-topple-government/|title=Prigozhin says he started rebellion to protest Wagner dissolution, not topple government|first=Martin|last=Fornusek|newspaper=The Kyiv Independent|date=26 June 2023}} The closest to Moscow where it was visually confirmed that Wagner troops had reached was Krasnoye, Lipetsk Oblast.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kashira serves as the administrative center of Kashirsky District.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Kashirsky District as the Town of Kashira. As a municipal division, the Town of Kashira is incorporated within Kashirsky Municipal District as Kashira Urban Settlement.Law #71/2005-OZ
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
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|mos|adm|list}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|mos|mun|list|kashirsky}}
External links
{{Commons}}
- [https://kashira.org/ Official website of Kashira] {{in lang|ru}}
- [https://kashira.jsprav.ru/ Kashira Business Directory ] {{in lang|ru}}
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