For the first time, the city located on the Bolshoi Kinel River was mentioned in a decree issued by the provincial chancellery in 1748. It concerned one settlement in a settlement in which people did not know their kinship.
During the uprising of the Yaitsky Cossacks, which grew in 1773 into a peasant war led by Pugachev, which lasted until 1775, the residents of the Buguruslan village supported the rebels, and the tragic ending of those events was the capture of the city by troops commanded by Major General Golitsyn.
This historical city during its development has suffered a lot of events worthy of attention. Where is Buguruslan located? This can be found in this article.
History
In 1781, the settlement became the center of a rather large county and received the status of a city that was part of the Ufa governorate. In the winter of 1796, the urban-type settlement Buguruslan was included in the Orenburg province, and it was assigned to the Samara province in 1850.
The population at that time was mainly engaged in trade, cattle breeding and tillage. The area was famous for its rich spring and autumn fairs. Peasants brought from nearby villages to the fairground to sell their products. Also, various merchants' shops were located here - meat, gingerbread, leather, fur, etc. In the district, next to the malls, there were tea and taverns.
Where is the city of Buguruslan, which in 1822, built up with wooden buildings, was completely destroyed by fire? Revived from the ashes, it again began to grow and develop to a greater extent thanks to the railway laid through it (along the left bank of the Kinel River). The first train passed through the Buguruslan station in the fall of 1888.
origin of name
Information on where the city of Buguruslan is located is given further in the article. In the meantime, the origin of the name of the city.
The origin of the name is Turkic. Bugaarslan, subsequently transformed into Buguruslan, consists of the words “bug”, translated as “bull” and the word “arslan”, meaning “lion”. There is another version, according to which the word "booge" is translated as "urema floodplain" or "river flooding the floodplain." The first word is often found in many toponyms, for example, Karbug, Bikbug, Bugulma, etc.
In addition, the word "arslan" can be used in the meaning of "mighty" or "brave". In this regard, the word "Buguruslan" can be translated as "a mighty river." There are other options for writing the name of the city: Boguruslan, Bogoroslan. It was only in the 19th century that the modern spelling of the name was established, and this latest new settlement received from the name of the river, located not far from this settlement.
In general, the name of the city is interpreted as "a mighty river." Local historians say that the river in ancient times was just that. This is confirmed by the writer S. Aksakov, who wrote that his grandfather bought a plot of land "along the Bolshoi Buguruslan River, fast, deep, high water." It turns out that where Buguruslan is located, a large river flowed earlier.
Modern Buguruslan
And today this small city, carefully preserving its old traditions, is growing and continuing to develop. You can call it a student city, as more than 9, 000 students acquire the necessary knowledge in its educational institutions. The population is about 50, 000 people.
The city of Buguruslan is historically interesting, where the house of the merchant Shuvalov (the beginning of the 19th century), the house of the famous nobleman Rychkov (the end of the 19th century), the building of the spiritual school (the second half of the 19th century) is located in the city.
In the 70s, in honor of the anniversary of the Victory, an alley of military equipment appeared in the Great Patriotic War in Buguruslan. Of the cultural institutions in the city there is a dramatic city theater named after Gogol N.V., Museum of Local Lore, etc.
The mosque, the Church of the Assumption, the Holy Trinity Cathedral, a memorial sign in honor of the founding of Buguruslan, the Monument of Glory, a monument to well No. 1 (the first industrial oil of the Orenburg region was produced in Buguruslan) - all this is the pride of the city residents.
Where is Buguruslan located in Russia?
The city is located in the northwestern part of the Orenburg region. From Orenburg, the distance is 260 kilometers, and from the border with the Samara region 10 kilometers. 150 km from Buguruslan to Samara, 990 km from Moscow. This city is the administrative and cultural center of the Buguruslan region and the center of the urban district of Buguruslan. The Bolshoi Kinel River flows within the city. The area of the city is 76 km 2.
In geological terms, Buguruslan is located on the Bugulminsko-Belebeyevskaya Upland (southern slopes). The height of the southern and central parts of the city is 80 meters above sea level.
