Tarusa
| Tarusa (English) Таруса (Russian) |
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 Tarusa central square |
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| Administrative status (as of 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaluga Oblast |
| Administrative district | Tarussky District |
| Administrative center of | Tarussky District |
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| Municipal district | Tarussky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Tarusa Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Tarussky Municipal District, Tarusa Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 9,660 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1246 |
| Postal code(s) | 249100, 249101 |
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Tarusa (Russian: Тару́са), also known as Tarussa (Тару́сса), is a town and the administrative center of Tarussky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, 76 kilometers (47 mi) northeast of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 9,660 (2010 Census);9,893 (2002 Census);8,795 (1989 Census).
The name is from that of the Tarusa River, a tributary of the Oka; Tar- is a hydronym base characteristic of regions of ancient Baltic settlement. According to a popular belief, the name derives from Tarusa's geohistorical position as a border town to the adjoining realm of Lithuania situated on the bank of the Oka. Questions about travelers' whereabouts from the other bank were answered with the answer To—Rus!, meaning "that is Russia," eventually becoming the name of the town.
Tarusa is known to have existed since 1246, when it was the capital of one of the Upper Oka Principalities—the Principality of Tarusa. The first ruler of this principality was Grand Duke Yury Mikhaylovich, the son of Grand Duke Mikhail Vsevolodovich of Chernigov. Later, the local rulers moved their seats to Meshchovsk and Boryatino, and Tarusa was subjugated by the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the late 14th century. Tarusa was used as a stronghold at the southern approaches to Moscow in the 15th-17th centuries.
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