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Morshansk
Sign in to saveMorshansk () is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River (Oka's basin) north of Tambov. Population: 44,000 (1970).
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Within Vinony's link graph, Morshansk is referenced by 92 other articles, and connects out to administrative centre, 2010 Russian census and Russia.
The entry is geolocated on the map, across 2 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Cities and towns in Tambov Oblast and Morshansky Uyezd.
Its subject is documented across 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Morshansk
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Моршанск
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- Моршанск Красная 2(2).jpg
- Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
- bottom
- Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
- Coat of Arms of Morshansk (Tambov oblast) (2012).gif
- Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
- Flag_of_Morshansk_(Tambov_oblast).png
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Tambov Oblast
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur
- town of oblast significance of Morshansk
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
- Morshansky District
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
- town of oblast significance of Morshansk
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
- Town
- Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur
- Morshansk Urban Okrug
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
- Morshansk Urban Okrug
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2
- Morshansky Municipal District
- Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
- 41556
- Russian inhabited locality.established_date
- 16th century
- Russian inhabited locality.established_title
- First mentioned
- Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date
- 1779
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Моршанск
- Country
- Russia
- Located in
- Tambov Oblast
- Population
- 39023
- Area
- 18.52
- Elevation
- 110
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Morshansky District
- Official website
- morshansk.ru
- Image
- Morshansk (Tambov Oblast) 03-2014 img02 Assumption Church.jpg
- Dialing code
- 47533
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- Commons category
- Morshansk
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Morshansk
- postal code
- 393950
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- native label
- Моршанск
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Notable people from Morshansk
- References
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
Morshansk () is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River (Oka's basin) north of Tambov. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Morshansk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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