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Mozhga
Sign in to saveMozhga (; , Možga) is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located at the confluence of the Syuga and Syugailka Rivers, southwest of Izhevsk, the capital of the republic. Population:
Key facts
- Russian inhabited locality.en_name
- Mozhga
- Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
- Можга
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1
- Можга
- Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1
- Udmurt
- Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
- Mozhga. Russian city, Udmurtia region. Railroad station.jpg
- Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
- Mozhga railway station building
- Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
- top
- Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
- Coat of Arms of Mozhga (Udmurtia) (1980).png
- Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
- Flag of Mozhga (2010).png
- Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
- Udmurt Republic
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur
- town of republic significance of Mozhga
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
- Mozhginsky District
- Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
- town of republic significance of Mozhga
- Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
- Town
- Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur
- Mozhga Urban Okrug
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
- Mozhga Urban Okrug
- Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2
- Mozhginsky Municipal District
- Russian inhabited locality.leader_title
- Head
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Можга
- Population
- 43557
- Area
- 31
- Elevation
- 150
- Official website
- www.mozhga-gov.ru
- Image
- Mozhga. Russian city, Udmurtia region. Railroad station.jpg
- Dialing code
- 34139
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- Commons category
- Mozhga
- postal code
- 427789–427798
- inception
- 1835-01-01
- native label
- Можга
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Mozhga (; , Možga) is a town in the Udmurt Republic, Russia, located at the confluence of the Syuga and Syugailka Rivers, southwest of Izhevsk, the capital of the republic. Population:
==History== It was founded in 1835 as a settlement around Syuginsky glass works. The works was built by the merchant Fyodor Chernov from Yelabuga and became known for the production of technical glass, jugs, and animal figurines. In 1916, Syuginskaya railway station was built near the factory settlement. After the October Revolution of 1917, it was renamed Sovetsky (), and later Krasny (). It was granted town status and given its present name in 1926.
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