Tula

Russia / Tula /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, hero city - Soviet honorary title
Tula is an industrial city in the European part of Russia, located 165 km to the south of Moscow, on the river Upa, at 54°13′N 37°36′E. Population: 481,216 (2002 Census); 543,000 (1990 est.). Tula is the administrative center of Tula Oblast.
The town has existed since at least the 14th century.
The most popular tourist attraction in Tula Oblast is Yasnaya Polyana, the home and burial place of the writer Leo Tolstoy. It is situated fourteen kilometers south-west of the city. It was here that Tolstoy wrote his celebrated novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tula,_Russia
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Coordinates:   54°10'51"N   37°37'1"E

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