Kashira Кашира | |
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Vvedenyia kirk | |
Coordinates: 54°50′N 38°09′E / 54.833°N 38.150°ECoordinates: 54°50′N 38°09′E / 54.833°N 38.150°E | |
Kintra | Roushie |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
Foondit | 1356 |
Area | |
• Total | 16 km2 (6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
Population (2010 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 41,870 |
• Estimate (2018)[2] | 48,656 (+16.2%) |
• Density | 2,600/km2 (6,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time [3]) |
Postal code(s)[4] | 142900 |
Dialin code(s) | +7 49669 |
OKTMO ID | 46735000001 |
Kashira (Roushie: Каши́ра) is a toun an the admeenistrative centre o Kashirsky Destrict of Moscow Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the Oka River 115 kilometer (71 mi) sooth o Moscow. Population: 41,870 (2010 Census);[1] 40,898 (2002 Census);[5] 44,110 (1989 Census).[6]
Kashira wis first mentioned in 1356 as a veelage o Koshira (Кошира) namit efter the Koshira River (the day's Kashirka River). Housomeivver, 1619 is considered Kashira's foondation year, when the toun wis transferred frae the left bank o the Oka tae the richt bank some 5 km upstream an rebuilt (it wis badly damagit bi the Crimean Tatars in 1592 an 1596).
The toun wis ance hame tae exiled Kazan khan Ghabdellatif. The coat o airms o Kashira contains the image o Zilant, a heraldic seembol o Kazan.
Toun status wis grantit tae it in 1777.