• Orsk, Orsk Urban Okrug, Orenburg Oblast, Russia. ... Media in category "Orsk Fortress". The following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total.
  • Exact location — Museum Shevchenko in Orsk fortress, marked on the map with a red marker. ... What else is interesting in Orsk?
  • The fortress which was, for a while, known as the First Orenburg was preserved, and in August 1741 it was renamed Orsk (an Order stating that “the Former...
  • Orsk is located in Orenburg Oblast. ... From 22 June 1847 to 11 May 1848, the fortress of Orsk was home of the exiled Ukrainian poet and painter Taras Shevchenko.
  • from 1740-1741. Through the Orsk fortress followed the expedition of D. Gladyshev and I. Muravin, heading to the Aral Sea and Khiva.
  • Museum "T.G. Shevchenko in Orsk Fortress" is a department of the Orsk Museum of Local Lore.
  • The population of Orsk is about 223,300 (2022), the area - 621 sq. km. ... In 1861, the fortress was abolished. In 1865, Orsk became a town.
  • Orsk Fortress (Q12136423). From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. ... Also known as. English. Orsk Fortress. No description defined.
  • Orsk was founded in 1735 as a fortress to protect the southern borders of Russia from nomadic tribes.