Shatura

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Coat of arms of Shatura

Shatura (Russian: Шатура) is a town and the administrative center of Shatursky District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on Svyatoye Lake 124 km east of Moscow at 55.5761° N 39.5442° ECoordinates: 55.5761° N 39.5442° E. 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 (Торбе́евка). In 1919, the settlement of Shaturstroy (Шатурстро́й) was founded nearby, and in the 1920—the settlement of Chyornoye Ozero (Чёрное О́зеро). In 1928, all three settlements were merged to form the settlement of Shatura, which was granted town status in 1936.

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(Russian) Nature of Shatursky District (Dr. Igor Savin)

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Administrative center: Moscow (administratively separate)

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