
Name: Orel
Country: Russia
Time zone: GMT +3
Area: 127,8 sq. km
Population: 0,318 million (2013)
Founded in: 1566
Climate: mild continental
Average temperature: -10,5°C to -1,5°C in winter, +12,8°C to +26°C in summer
Area code: +7 (4862)
Airports: Orel Yuzhny
Train stations: Orel
Bus stations: Orel
Religious buildings: Orthodox: Holy Dormition Monastery, Presentation of the Mother of God Nunnery, Epiphany Cathedral, Holy Trinity Church, Archangel Michael Cathedral; Catholic: Immaculate Conception Church
Architectural landmarks: Governors House, Fomichev House, Rodina Cinema
Statues and memorials: M.V. Lomonosov, I.S. Turgenev, A.A. Fet, I.A. Bunin, N.S. Leskov, A.M. Gorky, A.P. Ermolov, N.N. Polikarpov, A.I. Babukhin, V.I. Lenin, F.E. Dzerzhinsky, L.N. Gurtyev, Heroes of the Civil War, Victims of Political Repressions, Victims of Fascism, Komsomol Heroes
Museums: Regional Local Lore Museum, Military History Museum, Fine Arts Museum, M.M. Bakhtin Museum, I.S. Turgenev Museum, I.A. Bunin Museum, Orel Writers Museum
House-Museums: L.N. Andreev House-Museum, N.S. Leskov House-Museum, T.N. Granovskiy House, V.A. Rusanov House-Museum
Theatres: I.S. Turgenev State Academic Drama Theatre, Svobodnoye Prostranstvo State Children's and Youth Theatre, Regional Puppet Theatre, Russkiy Stil' Municipal Theatre
Natural sites and parks: City Culture and Leisure Park, Children's Park, Razgradskiy Park, Seminarskiy Park, Dvoryanskoye Gnezdo Public Garden, Victory Park
Expo centres: Regional Exhibition Centre, Orel State Agricultural University Educational and Exhibition Centre
Sports venues and clubs: Tsentralny Stadium (FC Orel), Atlant Sports and Arts Centre
Performance sites: Metallurg Culture and Business Centre, CriNN Centre, Chasy Club, Congress Hall
Entertainment sites: Cinema Star Cinema, GriNN Film Cinema, Contemporary Art Centre
Restaurants of national cuisine: Russian: Slavutich, Pelmenov; Italian: Labirint, 100 Dney Leta, Mezonin, Rivyera