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Tarusa () is a town and the administrative center of Tarussky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, northeast of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

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Russian town.en_name
Tarusa
Russian town.ru_name
Таруса
Russian town.image_skyline
Таруса.jpg
Russian town.image_caption
Tarusa central square
Russian town.map_label_position
left
Russian town.image_coa
Tarusa COA (2020).png
Russian town.federal_subject
Kaluga Oblast
Russian town.adm_district_jur
Tarussky District
Russian town.adm_ctr_of
Tarussky District
Russian town.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian town.mun_district_jur
Tarussky Municipal District
Russian town.urban_settlement_jur
Tarusa Urban Settlement
Russian town.mun_admctr_of1
Tarussky Municipal District
Russian town.mun_admctr_of2
Tarusa Urban Settlement
Russian town.pop_2010census
9660
Russian town.established_date
1246
Russian town.established_title
First mentioned
Russian town.postal_codes
249100, 249101

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
тарусянка
Population
9791
Area
12
Elevation
140
Official website
tarusagorod.ru
Image
Таруса.jpg
Dialing code
48435
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Commons category
Tarusa
postal code
248901
time of earliest written record
1246-00-00
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  • Etymology
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Culture
  • Economy
  • Cemeteries
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Tarusa () is a town and the administrative center of Tarussky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, northeast of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

==Etymology== The name is from that of the Tarusa River, a tributary of the Oka; Tar- is a hydronym base characteristic of regions of ancient Baltic settlement. According to a popular belief, the name derives from Tarusa's geohistorical position as a border town to the adjoining realm of Lithuania situated on the bank of the Oka. Questions about travelers' whereabouts from the other bank were answered with the answer To—Rus!, meaning "that is Russia," eventually becoming the name of the town.

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