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Location of Oryol Oblast in central Russia
The oblast Oryol located in Central Russia. It is surrounded by the oblasts Kaluga, Tula, Lipetsk , Kursk and Bryansk.
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Map of Oryol Oblast with the M2
places
- 1 Oryol
(Орёл) - the capital and largest city of the Oblast
- 2 Liwny
(Ливны) -
- 3 Mtsensk
(Мценск) - town near the country house museum of Ivan Turgenev in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo
- 4 Snamenka (Oryol) (Знаменка) -
- 5 Bolchow
(Болхов) -
- 6 Naryshkino (Oryol) (Нарышкино) -
- 7 Maloarchangelsk (Малоархангельск) -
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background
Most of the agricultural land in Oryol Oblast consists of Black earth the Soil type-Class TT(Chernozem) and is therefore well suited for growing crops. Grain cultivation is very important, with winter wheat and rye being the main crops. Buckwheat, oats, barley and potatoes are also grown, and the demand for sugar beets is great. The cultivation area for feed grain is increasing due to the expansion of animal husbandry, which includes cattle and dairy farming, pig farming, sheep breeding for meat and wool, poultry breeding and horse breeding.
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Web links
http://orel-region.ru/ - Oryol Oblast Official Website