Kashira
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Kashira is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District
of Moscow Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Oka River
115 kilometres (71.5 mi) south of Moscow
. Population:
Kashira was first mentioned in 1356 as a village of Koshira 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 km upstream and rebuilt (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 since 1777.
Kashirsky District
Kashirsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia:*Kashirsky District, Moscow Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Moscow Oblast...
of Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Oka River
Oka River
Oka is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir, and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its total length, as far upstream as to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds...
115 kilometres (71.5 mi) south of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
. Population:
Kashira was first mentioned in 1356 as a village of Koshira 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 km upstream and rebuilt (it was badly damaged by the Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars
Crimean Tatars or Crimeans are a Turkic ethnic group that originally resided in Crimea. They speak the Crimean Tatar language...
in 1592 and 1596).
The town was once home to exiled Kazan khan Ghabdellatif
Ghabdellatif of Kazan
Ghabdellatif was the khan of Kazan Khanate in 1496-1502.Ghabdellatif was the youngest son of Ibrahim and Nur Soltan. When his father died in 1479, his mother married Meñli I Giray and moved to Crimean Khanate. Around 1490 Meñli I Giray sent Abdul to Muscovy for service, where he received town of...
. The coat of arms of Kashira contains the image of Zilant
Zilant
Zilant is a legendary creature, something between a dragon and a wyvern. Since 1730, it has been the official symbol of Kazan. This winged snake is a part of Tatar and Russian folklore and is mentioned in legends about the foundation of Kazan....
, a heraldic symbol of Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
.
Town status since 1777.