Kaluga (Russian: Калу́га, IPA: [kɐˈɫuɡə]) is a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It stands on the Oka River 150 kilometers (93 mi) southwest of Moscow. Its population was 337,058 at the 2021 census.Kaluga's most famous resident, the space travel pioneer Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, worked there as a school teacher from 1892 to 1935.
The Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics in Kaluga is dedicated to his theoretical achievements and to their practical implementations for modern space research, hence the motto on the city's coat of arms: Колыбель Космонавтики, Kolybélʹ kosmonávtiki ("The Cradle of Space-Exploration").
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The club and entertainment life of the city is represented by a large number of establishments of various orientations, and different in size: from large clubs to small themed apartments.
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Municipal trolleybus, bus, and fixed-route taxi: flat rate (fare) - 20 руб. Passenger and cargo taxis can be easily ordered at any time. The city has many services that transport passengers and goods. Prices from 50 руб.
The city is located on both banks of the Oka River and on its tributary, the Yachenka River, 160 km from Moscow.
Kaluga is a city with a developed infrastructure, a major transport hub, one of the scientific, cultural, economic and spiritual centers of Russia. Mechanical engineering and automobile construction are actively developed. The city is one of the historical centers of Russia, where a large number of architectural monuments have been preserved.
