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Oryol (Polnovskaya Rural Settlement), Gdovsky District, Pskov Oblast
Oryol ( rus, Орёл, , ɐˈrʲɵl, a=ru-Орёл.ogg, links=y, ), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Federal District, as well as the Central Economic Region. First founded as a medieval stronghold of the Principality of Chernigov, Oryol was part of Lithuania in the late medieval period, and then Russia since the early modern period. It has served as the seat of regional administration since 1778. The city is particularly known for the infamous former prison for political and war prisoners of Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. History Early history While there are no historical records, archaeological evidence shows that a fortress settlement existed between the Oka River and Orlik Rivers as early as the 12th century, when the land was a part of the Principality of Chernigov. The name of the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oryol Oblast
Oryol Oblast (), also known as Orlovshchina (), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Oryol. Population: Geography It is located in the southwestern part of the Central Federal District, in the Central Russian Upland. In terms of area, at it is one of the smallest federal subjects. From north to south, it extends for more than , and from west to east—for over . It borders Kaluga Oblast to the north-west, Tula Oblast to the north, Lipetsk Oblast to the east, Kursk Oblast to the south, and Bryansk Oblast to the west. There are of black earth soils (chernozems) in the oblast, which amounts to three-quarters of the world chernozem reserves. Climate The climate is temperate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: Humid continental climate#Warm summer subtype, ''Dfb''). The winter is moderately cold, with an average January temperature from . Summers are w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlik River
Orlik may refer to: People * Orlik (surname) * Marian Bernaciak (1917-1946), Polish partisan leader whose nom de guerre was Orlik ("Little Eagle") Places * Orlik, Pomeranian Voivodeship, north Poland * Orlik, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, north Poland * Orlik, Atyrau Region, Kazakhstan * Orlik, Russia, several rural localities in Russia * Orlik, Pomeranian Voivodeship In aviation *PZL-130 Orlik The PZL 130 Orlik () is a Polish turboprop, single engine, two seat trainer aircraft. Development and design The Orlik was designed by PZL Warszawa-Okecie as a trainer for the Polish Air Force, intended as a replacement for its PZL-110 Kolibe ..., a Polish turboprop trainer aircraft * Orlik Aerobatic Team, a Polish aerobatic team flying the PZL-130 Orlik * Warsztaty Szybowcowe ''Orlik'', Polish glider series Other * Orlik (armoured train) * Orlik Opole, ice hockey team in Opole, Poland See also * Orlík (other) (Czech form) * Orlyk (Ukrainian transliteration) {{Disambig, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oryol Province
Oryol ( rus, Орёл, , ɐˈrʲɵl, a=ru-Орёл.ogg, links=y, ), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a Classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Federal District, as well as the Central Economic Region. First founded as a medieval stronghold of the Principality of Chernigov, Oryol was part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuania in the Late Middle Ages, late medieval period, and then Russia since the early modern period. It has served as the seat of regional administration since 1778. The city is particularly known for the infamous Oryol Prison, former prison for political and war prisoners of Russian Empire, Tsarist Russia, the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. History Early history While there are no historical records, archaeological evidence shows that a fortress settlement existed between the Oka River and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiev Governorate
Kiev Governorate was an administrative-territorial unit ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire (1796–1917), Ukrainian People's Republic (1917–18; 1918–1921), Ukrainian State (1918), and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (1919–1925; part of the Soviet Union since 1922). It included the territory of the right-bank Ukraine and was formed after a division of the Kiev Viceroyalty into Kiev and Little Russia Governorates in 1796. Its capital was in Kiev. By the early 20th century, it consisted of 12 uyezds, 12 cities, 111 miasteczkos and 7344 other settlements. After the October Revolution, it became part of the administrative division of the Ukrainian SSR. In 1923 it was divided into several okrugs and on 6 June 1925 it was abolished by the Soviet administrative reforms. History Kiev Governorate on the right bank of Dnieper was officially established by Emperor Paul I's edict of November 30, 1796. However it was not until 1800 when the first governor was appoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
