Morshansk is a town in Tambov Oblast

Tambov Oblast

Tambov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Tambov. Population: down from 1,178,443 recorded by the 2002 Census.Tambov Oblast is situated in forest steppe.-Birth rate:...

, Russia

Russia

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, located on the Tsna River

Tsna River (Moksha basin)

Tsna is a river in Tambov Oblast and Ryazan Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Moksha River. 451 kilometers in length, it runs through the cities of Tambov and Morshansk....

 (Oka

Oka River

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's basin

Drainage basin

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) 93 kilometres (57.8 mi) north of Tambov

Tambov

Tambov is a city and the administrative center of Tambov Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Tsna and Studenets Rivers southeast of Moscow...

. Population: 44,000 (1970).

History

The exact origins of Morshansk are unknown; however, documents mention a populated place in this location since at least the 16th century. Formerly a village called Morsha , it was granted town status in 1779 by Catherine the Great because of its growth in relation to the fact that it was a major bread trading center on the Tsna River.

External links

• Website of Morshansk