Kashira
Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia
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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);[6] 44,110 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
Kashira
Кашира | |
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 View of the central part of Kashira from the opposite side of the Oka River | |
 Flag _(1998).png) Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Kashira | |
  Kashira Location of Kashira  Kashira Kashira (Moscow Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 54°50′N 38°10′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Kashirsky District[1] |
| TownSelsoviet | Kashira[1] |
| First mentioned | 1356 |
| Town status since | 1777 |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 41,870 |
• Estimate (2024) | 44,551 (+6.4%) |
| • Capital of | Kashirsky District,[1] Town of Kashira[1] |
| • Municipal district | Kashirsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Kashira Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Kashirsky Municipal District,[3] Kashira Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal codes[5] | 142900–142904, 142908, 142911, 142949 |
| Dialing code | +7 49669 |
| OKTMO ID | 46735000001 |
| Website | kashira2012 |
History
It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira (Кошира) named after the Koshira River (today's Kashirka River).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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] 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]
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.[8][9] The closest to Moscow where it was visually confirmed that Wagner troops had reached was Krasnoye, Lipetsk Oblast.[8]
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.[3]
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.
