- Yelabuga
Yelabuga ( _ru. Ела́буга; Tatar: Alabuğa/Алабуга), also spelled Alabuga or Elabuga, is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan,
Russia located on the right bank of theKama River . The population is 68,663 (2002 Census); 67,500 (2000 est.). It is served byYelabuga North airfield.The history of the settlement dates back to the 11th century, when a
Volga Bulgaria n bordercastle was established. The castle was later abandoned, and its remains are now known as "Şaytan qalası" (Shaytan 's castle).In the second half of the 16th century, a Russian village was founded on the same spot. It is known for its
oil industry and as the birthplace of the painterIvan Shishkin .Yelabuga is sadly famous as the place where Russian poet
Marina Tsvetayeva committed suicide 1941. The great poet is buried at the municipal cemetery.In the 1990s, a General Motors assembly plant operated in the town.
Near to Yelabuga is the
Nizhnyaya Kama National Park .External links
* [http://www.love-elabuga.narod.ru Modern photos of Yelabuga, history, and maps]
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