Yurga
Encyclopedia
Yurga is a town in Kemerovo Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Tom River
. Population:
It was founded in 1886. Work settlement
status was granted to it in 1942; town status was granted in 1949.
The 74th Motor Rifle Brigade
of the Russian Ground Forces
is based here.
Kemerovo Oblast
Kemerovo Oblast , also known as Kuzbass after the Kuznetsk Basin, is a federal subject of Russia , located in southwestern Siberia, where the West Siberian Plain meets the South Siberian mountains...
, 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 Tom River
Tom River
Tom is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Ob. Its length is 540 miles . Its source is in the Abakan mountains , and it flows northward through the Kuznetsk Basin...
. Population:
It was founded in 1886. Work settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status was granted to it in 1942; town status was granted in 1949.
The 74th Motor Rifle Brigade
Russian 74th Motorized Brigade
The 74th Motor Rifle Brigade is a military formation of the Russian Ground Forces's 41st Army, part of Siberian Military District, stationed in Yurga, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia....
of the Russian Ground Forces
Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...
is based here.