Orsha (urban-type settlement), Tver Oblast

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Orsha (Russian: О́рша) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Kalininsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located northeast of the city of Tver, on the right bank of the Orsha River, and surrounded by swamps. Population: 2,252(2010 census);[4] 2,347(2002 census);[8] 2,696(1989 Soviet census).[9]

CountryRussia
founded1955[3]
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Orsha
Орша
Work settlement[1]
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Orsha is located in Russia
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Location of Orsha
Orsha is located in Tver Oblast
Orsha
Orsha
Orsha (Tver Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°54′45″N 36°13′52″E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTver Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKalininsky District[2]
founded1955[3]
Urban-type settlement status since1974[3]
Population
  Total
2,252
  Estimate 
(2021)
1,974 (−12.3%)
  Municipal districtKalininsky Municipal District[5]
  Urban settlementUrban Settlement Orsha[5]
  Capital ofUrban Settlement Orsha[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code[7]
170513Edit this on Wikidata
OKTMO ID28620157051
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History

Orsha was founded in 1955, when peat extraction started. Until 1994, the Orshinskoye-1 Peat Extraction Plant was the main employer in the settlement, but then it decayed and eventually was closed. It is currently defunct.[3] In 1974, Orsha was granted urban-type settlement status.[10]

Economy

Industry

The industry of Orsha is based on peat and timber production.[3]

Transportation

Orsha is connected by a road with Tver.

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