Orenburg region, Abdulino: getting to know the city

Armed with a map of Russia, you can see that in the southeast there is the Orenburg region. Abdulino is the administrative center of the municipal district that is part of it. From Orenburg it is distant for 280 km and is closer to the border with Bashkiria.

Short review

The city is located among the picturesque nature of the Urals. This location provides people with clean air and a favorable climate. For lovers of fishing and just a wild rest here flows the water flow of Tiris (the tributary of the river Ik). Its waters are also used in other needs, for example, for irrigation. It has long been famous for beautiful scenery Orenburg region, Abdulino - a city where the population as of January 2016 was about 19.3 thousand people.

Historical digression

The mention of this settlement was first found in 1795. This is considered the birth date of Abdulino. The name of the village was received in honor of its founder - the successful merchant Abdula Yakupov. For 100 years, this settlement was just a small village.

Like other corners of the Russian Federation, the Orenburg region fascinates with its beauty. Abdulino was transformed from a rural settlement. After the railway in 1811, the business life in this city became noticeably lively, which led to an increase in the local population. The legendary Orenburg highway, which passes through the village (now the federal highway Kazan-Orenburg) also contributed to the prosperity. Since 1923, Abdulino has become a city, then becomes a district center.

Economy

Transport links play an important role in the development of cities and regions. Considerable importance due to this industry has also the Orenburg region. Abdulino has the same railway station. Most of the business life of the city is connected with the railway. Moreover, this is not just a station, but a whole railway junction, on which all the routes to the European part of our country and to the Urals are tied. They come from the Far East, from Siberia and Kazakhstan.

Therefore, here is located one of the largest enterprises of our country on the repair of track machines and the release of spare parts. By the way, it is also imprinted on the city coat of arms: on the red background there is a gear, and inside it is a locomotive. On the flag of the city you can see grain ears.

Animal husbandry and agriculture are the basis of the Abdulinsky district. However, these industries are well developed throughout the territory of this administrative center. The Orenburg region (Abdulino) is famous for growing many cultures. Also there is a plant for the production and repair of agricultural machinery.

Culture and Education

Many cultural sites of the city still bear the imprint of a glorious merchant land. For example, local residents call the park of culture Zhogolevsky, in honor of the merchant who planted the first trees. Many beautiful, ancient buildings are former houses of well-to-do people.

An interesting historical object is the railway station, created in 1895. In Abdulino there is a museum-apartment of the remarkable Russian engineer Florentia Kazantsev, who invented, as you know, an automated railway braking system.

One of the most beautiful buildings is the Church of St. Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky, erected in 1912. After the revolution, the temple was closed, it was revived only in 2008. The city of Abdulino of the Orenburg region boasts the presence of a mosque.

Here there is a museum of local lore, a monument to railwaymen who died in the Great Patriotic War was erected. Not far from Zhogolevsky Park is a square dedicated to the memory of fellow countrymen who fought in Afghanistan.

From educational institutions it is possible to allocate a branch of the Moscow State University of Technology and Management. The city also has its own television center and a newspaper.