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Kaluga| Capital city, economic and cultural centre of Kaluga oblast (region), Russian Federation, on the left bank of the River Oka, 160 km/100 mi southwest of Moscow; population (1996 est) 347,000. Factories in the city produce machine tools, chemicals, bricks, railway equipment, and foodstuffs. |
| Kaluga contains several interesting 18th- to 19th-century buildings, including a drama theatre, founded in 1777. The town was a Muscovite frontier post from 1371, developing into an important centre of the grain trade in the 17th–19th centuries. |
Kaluga| Oblast (region) in the western Russian Federation, southwest of Moscow; area 29,900 sq km/11,544 sq mi; population (1996) 1,097,000 (74% urban). The capital is Kaluga, and Kirov is another city. The region is on the northwestern edge of the central Russian upland, and over 40% is covered with mixed forests. Lignite (brown coal), phosphorus, and iron-ore deposits are found in the area. Industries include engineering, metal processing, woodworking, paper (since 1720), textiles, and foodstuffs. Nuclear power generation and dairy farming, pig breeding, and cultivation of potatoes and flax are other industries. |
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