Shatura, Moscow Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia
🇷🇺 Shatura is a town and the administrative centre of Shatursky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Svyatoye 124 km east of Moscow.
History A settlement on the site of modern Shatura has existed since 1423. In 1917, peat deposits mining started in the vicinity. In 1918, construction of the first peat-fueled electric Shatura Power Station began near the village of Torbeyevka (Торбе́евка). In 1919, the settlement of Shaturstroy (Шатурстро́й) was founded nearby and in 1920, the settlement of Chyornoye Ozero (Чёрное О́зеро) followed. In 1928, the three settlements were merged to form the settlement of Shatura, which was granted town status in 1936.
Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shatura serves as the administrative centre of Shatursky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-three rural localities, incorporated within Shatursky District as the Town of Shatura. As a municipal division, the Town of Shatura is incorporated within Shatursky Municipal District as Shatura Urban Settlement.
Sport Shatura is home to bandy club Energiya and Celtic inspired football club Celtic Shatura
Europe/Moscow/Moskva
Shatura has a population of over 32,885 people. Shatura also forms the centre of the wider Shatursky District which has a population of over 72,087 people. Shatura is situated 56 km south-east of Orekhovo-Zuyevo.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Shatura has links with:
🇧🇬 Haskovo, Bulgaria🇷🇺 Ramenskoye 55.572
🏴 Newtown St Boswells 55.585
🇷🇺 Gus-Khrustalny 55.607
🏴 Kilmarnock 55.609
🇩🇰 Fredericia 55.567
🇷🇺 Severnoye Butovo 55.567
🇧🇾 Navapolatsk 55.533
🇷🇺 Yuzhnoye Butovo 55.533
🇧🇾 Novopolotsk 55.532
Locations Near: Shatura 39.55,55.5667
🇷🇺 Orekhovo-Zuyevo 38.971,55.802 d: 44.7
🇷🇺 Kolchugino 39.367,56.317 d: 84.2
🇷🇺 Kolomna 38.769,55.094 d: 72.1
🇷🇺 Ryazan 39.744,54.63 d: 104.9
🇷🇺 Vladimir 40.41,56.13 d: 82.5
🇷🇺 Gus-Khrustalny 40.66,55.607 d: 69.9
🇷🇺 Elektrostal 38.438,55.809 d: 74.8
🇷🇺 Noginsk 38.447,55.861 d: 76.5
🇷🇺 Ramenskoye 38.222,55.572 d: 83.5
Antipodal to: Shatura -140.45,-55.567
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15716.5
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15227.2
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14743.7
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14653.4
🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 15021.1
🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 15021.1
🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 14913.6
🇨🇱 Coyhaique -72.067,-45.567 d: 15265.8
🇨🇱 Punta Arenas -70.91,-53.162 d: 15693.3