Shatura

Shatura

Shatura ( _ru. Шатура) is a town and the administrative center of Shatursky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on Svyatoye Lake 124 km east of Moscow at coord|55.5761|N|39.5442|E|display=inline,title. Population: 30,393 (2002 Census); 31,635 (1989 Census).

A settlement on place of modern Shatura is known to exist since 1423. In 1917, peat deposits started to be mined in the vicinity. In 1918, construction of the first peat-fueled electric power station started near the village of Torbeyevka ( _ru. Торбеевка). In 1919, the settlement of Shaturstroy ( _ru. Шатурстрой) was founded nearby, and in the 1920—the settlement of Chyornoye Ozero ( _ru. Чёрное Озеро). In 1928, all three settlements were merged to form the settlement of Shatura, which was granted town status in 1936.

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*ru icon [http://shatura-nature.narod.ru Nature of Shatursky District (Dr. Igor Savin)]


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