Kashira

It was first mentioned in 1356 as the village of Koshira (Кошира) named after the Koshira River (today's Kashirka River). However, 1619 is considered Kashira's foundation year, when the town was transferred from the left bank of the Oka to the right bank some 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) upstream and rebuilt after it was badly damaged by the Tatars in 1592 and 1596.

The town was once home to exiled Kazan Khan Ghabdellatif. The coat of arms of Kashira contains the image of Zilant, a heraldic symbol of Kazan.

Town status was granted to Kashira in 1777. Kashira's Southern Suburbs were entered in by Germany on 24/11 to 17/12/1941 and was a massacre Site of Poles and Jews to do with Katyn Forest according to Solidarity.

Kashira (Russian: Каши́ра) is a town and the administrative center of Kashirsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River 115 kilometers (71 mi) south of Moscow. Population: 41,870 (2010 Census); 40,898 (2002 Census); 44,110 (1989 Census).