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); 40,898 (2002 census); 44,110 (1989 Soviet census). 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 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.). External links Official website of Kashira (in Russian) Kashira Business Directory (in Russian)