Kurtamysh
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Kurtamysh is a town and the administrative center of Kurtamyshsky District
of Kurgan Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Kurtamysh River 88 kilometres (54.7 mi) southwest of Kurgan. Population:
It was founded in 1745 as a fortification on the Kurtamysh River. Since 1762 it is referred to as the sloboda
of Kurtamyshskaya . It was granted town status in 1956.
Kurtamyshsky District
Kurtamyshsky District is an administrative district , one of the 24 in Kurgan Oblast, Russia....
of Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast
Kurgan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. Population: -History:The oblast was formed on February 6, 1943, just when the Soviet Army decisively defeated Hitler's forces near Stalingrad...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Kurtamysh River 88 kilometres (54.7 mi) southwest of Kurgan. Population:
It was founded in 1745 as a fortification on the Kurtamysh River. Since 1762 it is referred to as the sloboda
Sloboda
Sloboda was a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for "freedom" and may be vaguely translated as "free settlement"....
of Kurtamyshskaya . It was granted town status in 1956.