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Oryol Oblast (Russian: Орло́вская о́бласть, romanized: Orlovskaya oblast'), also known as Orlovshchina (Орловщина), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Oryol. Population: 713,374 (2021 Census); [9] 786,935 (2010 Census); [10]
Oryol (Russian : Орёл, IPA: [ɐˈrʲɵl] ⓘ, lit.'eagle'), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, [ 9 ] is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka River, approximately 368 kilometers (229 mi) south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Federal District, as well as the Central Economic Region.
Sep 14, 2024 · Oryol, oblast (region), western Russia. It occupies an area of rolling hills of the Central Russian Upland, into which are cut many broad, shallow river valleys. The greater part is in the basin of the upper Oka River.
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Oryol, city and administrative centre of Oryol oblast (region), western Russia. It is located on the headwaters of the Oka River at its confluence with the Orlik River. Founded in 1564 as a fortress of the Muscovite State against Tatar attacks, it was the scene of heavy fighting during World War II. The city centre, with a street pattern of ...
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The territory of today’s Oryol Oblast was settled in the late Paleolithic. In the chronicles of the 12th century, the towns of Mtsensk, Novosil, Kromy were mentioned. At that time, the area was part of the Chernigov principality. About 400 years later, the town-fortresses of Bolkhov, Oryol, Livny were founded. In the 16th-17th centuries, this regio...
Oryol Oblast is located in the forest-steppe zone. The length of the territory from north to south is over 150 km, from west to east - more than 200 km. The climate is temperate continental. The average temperature in January is minus 6.7 degrees Celsius, in July - plus 20.5 degrees Celsius. The largest cities are Oryol (298,200), Livny (46,800) an...
Oryol Oblast is compact and very convenient to travel by car. The distance from Oryol to Moscow is about 360 km. Several old Russian towns are located on the territory of the region: Mtsensk (1146), Novosil (1155), Livny (1177 and 1586), Bolkhov (1196). The State Memorial and Natural Reserve Museum of Ivan Turgenev “Spasskoye-Lutovinovo” - a comple...
Oryol Oblast. Type: State with 747,000 residents. Description: administrative division (oblast) in central Russia. Neighbors: Bryansk Oblast, Kaluga Oblast, Kursk Oblast, Lipetsk Oblast and Tula Oblast. Categories: oblast of Russia and locality. Location: Chernozemye, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center.
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Oryol (Russian:Орёл,IPA:[ɐˈrʲɵl] ⓘ, lit.'eagle'), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, [9] is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka River, approximately 368 kilometers (229mi) south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Federal District, as well as the Central Economic Region.
