Shatura (russian: Шату́ра) is a

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and the

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Shatursky District Shatursky District (russian: Шату́рский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #28/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of ...

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast ( rus, Моско́вская о́бласть, r=Moskovskaya oblast', p=mɐˈskofskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ), or Podmoskovye ( rus, Подмоско́вье, p=pədmɐˈskovʲjə, literally " under Moscow"), is a federal subject of R ...

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, located on Lake Svyatoye east of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

. Population:

History

A settlement on the site of modern Shatura has existed since 1423. In 1917,

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deposits mining started in the vicinity. In 1918, construction of the first peat-fueled electric

Shatura Power Station The Shatura Power Station (, or GRES-5 locally) is one of the oldest power stations in Russia. The facility is located in Shatura, Moscow Oblast, and generates power by utilizing two 210 MW units, three 200 MW units, and one 80 MW unit, for a to ...

began near the village of Torbeyevka (). In 1919, the settlement of Shaturstroy () was founded nearby and in 1920, the settlement of

Chyornoye Ozero Chyornoye Ozero (russian: Чёрное озеро) is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural localities in Russia: *Chyornoye Ozero, Republic of Bashkortostan, a village#Russia, village in Yevbulyaksky Selsoviet of Askins ...

() followed. In 1928, the three settlements were merged to form the settlement of Shatura, which was granted town status in 1936.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shatura serves as the

.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-three

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, incorporated within Shatursky District as the

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares ...

of Shatura. As a municipal division, the Town of Shatura is incorporated within Shatursky Municipal District as Shatura Urban Settlement.Law #28/2005-OZ

Sports

Shatura is home to

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club ''Energiya'' and Celtic inspired football club Celtic Shatura

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External links

Official website of Shatura

Website of local history of Shatura
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Shatursky District