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Morshansk (Russian: Морша́нск) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River (Oka's basin) 93 kilometers (58 mi) north of Tambov. Population: 41,556 (2010 Census);[2] 44,486 (2002 Census);[7] 50,055 (1989 Census);[8] 44,000 (1970).

Morshansk Моршанск
Town[1]
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Morshansk
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Coordinates: 53°27′N 41°49′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tambov Oblast[1]
First mentioned	16th century
Town status since	1779
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	41,556
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	38,943 (−6.3%)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Morshansk[1]
• Capital of	Morshansky District[1], town of oblast significance of Morshansk[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Morshansk Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Morshansk Urban Okrug[4], Morshansky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	393950
OKTMO ID	68720000001
Website	promorshansk.ru

History

The exact origins of Morshansk are unknown; however, documents mention a populated place in this location since at least the 16th century.^{[citation needed]} Formerly a village called Morsha (Морша), 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.^{[citation needed]}

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  Trinity Cathedral in Morshansk
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  Trinity Cathedral (remote view)
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  A listed house
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  Assumption Church (Old Believers)
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  Church of St. Nicholas

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Morshansk serves as the administrative center of Morshansky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Morshansk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Morshansk is incorporated as Morshansk Urban Okrug.[4]

Notable people from Morshansk

• Nikolai Valentinov (1879–1964) Russian Marxist

References

Notes

Sources

• Тамбовская областная Дума. Закон №72-З от 21 июня 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тамбовской области», в ред. Закона №544-З от 11 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 7 Закона Тамбовской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тамбовской области"». Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №131, 1996 г. (Tambov Oblast Duma. Law #72-Z of June 21, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tambov Oblast, as amended by the Law #544-Z of June 11, 2015 On Amending Article 7 of the Law of Tambov Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tambov Oblast". ).
• Тамбовская областная Дума. Закон №232-З от 17 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и определении места нахождения представительных органов муниципальных образований в Тамбовской области», в ред. Закона №606-З от 7 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Тамбовской области "Об установлении границ и определении места нахождения представительных органов муниципальных образований в Тамбовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №185 (23125). (Tambov Oblast Duma. Law #232-Z of September 17, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Determining the Location of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations of Tambov Oblast, as amended by the Law #606-Z of December 7, 2015 On Amending the Law of Tambov Oblast "On Establishing the Borders and Determining the Location of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations of Tambov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).

External links

• Website of Morshansk (in Russian)

На других языках

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- [en] Morshansk

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[ru] Моршанск

Морша́нск — город (с 1779[2]) на севере Тамбовской области России. Административный центр Моршанского района, в который не входит, являясь административно-территориальной единицей городом областного значения, образующим одноимённое муниципальное образование городской округ город Моршанск[3].

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