Mokshan (russian: Мокша́н) is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Mokshansky District
Mokshansky District (russian: Мокша́нский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #774-ZPO and municipalLaw #690-ZPO district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of ...
of
Penza Oblast
Penza Oblast (russian: Пе́нзенская о́бласть, ''Penzenskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Penza. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 1,386,186.
Geogra ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
. Population: 10,710 (1900).
History
It was established in 1566 as a fort to protect the country from the raids of the
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different and the
Kalmyks, and is supposedly located on the site of the
Meshcheryak town of
Murunza mentioned as early as the 9th century. It was granted town status in 1780 and demoted to rural locality in 1925. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1960.
References
External links
Unofficial website of Mokshan
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Urban-type settlements in Penza Oblast
Mokshansky Uyezd
Mokshansky District
