Orlov, Russia
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Orlov is a town and the administrative center of Orlovsky District
of Kirov Oblast
, Russia
, situated on the right bank of the Vyatka River
, 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) west of Kirov
. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1459. Town status was granted to it in 1780. Between 1923 and 1992 the town was known as Khalturin , after the Russian revolutionary Stepan Khalturin (1856-1882), who was born in a nearby village.
Orlovsky District, Kirov Oblast
Orlovsky District, Kirov Oblast is an administrative district , one of the 39 in Kirov Oblast, Russia....
of Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...
, 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...
, situated on the right bank of the Vyatka River
Vyatka River
The Vyatka River is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, right tributary of the Kama River. It is 1,314 km in length. The area of its basin is 129,000 km²....
, 75 kilometres (46.6 mi) west of Kirov
Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Population: -History:...
. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1459. Town status was granted to it in 1780. Between 1923 and 1992 the town was known as Khalturin , after the Russian revolutionary Stepan Khalturin (1856-1882), who was born in a nearby village.