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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 .
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.
Kromy (‹See Tfd› Russian: Кромы) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kromskoy District of Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Kroma River (a tributary of the Oka) 36 kilometers (22 mi) southwest of Oryol. Population: 6,733 (2010 Census); [1] 7,194 (2002 Census); [4] 7,082 (1989 Soviet ...
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- History of Oryol
- Oryol - Features
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Foundation of Oryol
The territory of Oryol and the Oryol region was inhabited by Finno-Ugric tribes since ancient times. In the 6th-7th centuries, the Slavic tribes of the Vyatichi began the colonization of the territory of the upper Oka. From the beginning of the 9th century, this region was part of the Khazar Khaganate being strategically important due to the trade route passing along the Oka River. In 965, the Russian troops defeated the Khazar Khaganate, which created the preconditions for the Oka lands to b...
According to legend, the name of Oryol, literally meaning “eagle”, is associated with the events that allegedly happened during its foundation in 1566. During the construction of the fortress, when workers began to chop down an oak growing on the bank at the confluence of the Oka and Orlik rivers, an eagle flew off the top of the tree. “Here is the...
Sculpture “Eagle”. The 4-meter-high sculpture of an eagle was installed on the square in front of the Oryol Railway Station in honor of the 450th anniversary of the city in 2016. Since then, it has been considered the symbol of the city. This magnificent bronze bird perched on a pedestal in the form of a globe greets everyone who arrives in Oryol b...
Oryol is located 368 km to the South from Moscow, on the way to Ukraine and Crimea. It is just a 5-hour drive from Moscow, the road is a 4-lane highway until Tula, often bumpy though, and then 2-3 lanes of a moderate quality.
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Oryol Oblast (Орло́вская о́бласть) Orlovskaya oblast, Province of Oryol. Cities and towns of the Oryol Oblast. Population statistics from 2002 census. About the Oryol Oblast. There are around 860,000 people living in the Oryol Oblast. Image Credits: 1. Coat of Arms - Public Domain. 2. Flag - Public Domain. 3.
