Morshansk

Morshansk (Russian Моршанск ) is a city in Russia. It lies on the River Zna in the Tambov Oblast about 90 kilometers north of the regional center of Tambov and is equipped with 41 556 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) is the fourth largest city in the oblast.

History

When the first settlements were built on the site of the present city Morshansk, is not known. According to traditions existed there but already in the 16th century a settlement called Morscha.

Until the 18th century, the settlement developed into an important trading center for grain and many other agricultural goods, which was due to its position on the navigable river from here Zna which flows via Moksha and Oka the Volga.

Due to the economic importance of the settlement received this in 1779 by decree of Catherine the Great's city rights. In addition to trading, the tobacco and textile industries, both of which dominate the economic life of the city until today developed in Morshansk.

In the city the POW camp consisted of 64 German prisoners of war of World War II. Heavy sufferers were treated in the POW Hospital 2022.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Architecture

One of the most striking buildings in the city Morshansk counts the Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral (Russian Троицкий собор ) along the lines of the St. Petersburg Trinity Cathedral of Vasily Stasov.

Began in 1978 with the renovation of the building, which was however zunichtegemacht ten years later by a fire again. 1990 finally received the Russian Orthodox Church back the cathedral, after which it was reconstructed again and again today serves as a house of worship.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Yevgeny Alexandrovich Lansere (1848-1886), sculptor
• Vsevolod Bobrov (1922-1979), football and ice hockey players