Kashira

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Russian. (March 2024) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Russian Wikipedia article at [[:ru:Кашира]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|ru|Кашира}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

Kashira Кашира
Town[1]
View of the central part of Kashira from the opposite side of the Oka River
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kashira
Kashira Location of Kashira Show map of Russia Kashira Kashira (Moscow Oblast) Show map of Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 54°50′N 38°10′E / 54.833°N 38.167°E / 54.833; 38.167
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Kashirsky District[1]
Town	Kashira[1]
First mentioned	1356
Town status since	1777
Elevation	190 m (620 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	41,870
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kashirsky District,[1] Town of Kashira[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kashirsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Kashira Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Kashirsky Municipal District,[3] Kashira Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	142900–142904, 142908, 142911, 142949
Dialing code(s)	+7 49669
OKTMO ID	46735000001
Website	kashira2012.ru

Kashira (Russian: Каши́ра) is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, located on the Oka River 115 kilometers (71 mi) south of Moscow. Population: 41,870 (2010 Census);^[2] 40,898 (2002 Census);^[6] 44,110 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira (Кошира) named after the Koshira River (today's Kashirka River).^{[citation needed]} 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 kilometers (3.1 mi) upstream and rebuilt after 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 was granted to Kashira in 1777.^{[citation needed]} Kashira's southern suburbs were entered in by Germany on 24 November to 17 December 1941 and was a massacre site of Poles and Jews relating to the Katyn massacre.^{[citation needed]}

It is reported that, during the Wagner Group rebellion, Kashira was the closest Wagner troops got to Moscow. Kashira is 95 kilometres (59 miles) south of the city.^[8][9] The closest to Moscow where it was visually confirmed that Wagner troops had reached was Krasnoye, Lipetsk Oblast.^[8]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kashira serves as the administrative center of Kashirsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Kashirsky District as the Town of Kashira.^[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Kashira is incorporated within Kashirsky Municipal District as Kashira Urban Settlement.^[3]

A large thermal power plant operates in Kashira. In 1950, the terminal of the first HVDC-transmission was built in the town.

There are Kashirskoye highway and Kashirskaya subway station in Moscow.

• Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
• Московская областная Дума. Закон №71/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Каширского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №179/2010-ОЗ от 24 декабря 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Каширского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #71/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Kashirsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #179/2010-OZ of December 24, 2010 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Kashirsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kashira.

• Official website of Kashira (in Russian)
• Kashira Business Directory (in Russian)