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Gyrshelun (Russian: Гыршелун; Buryat: Гэр шулуун) is a rural locality (a selo) in the central part of Khiloksky District in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Khilok River, 17 kilometers (11 mi) east of the town of Khilok. Population: 916 (2002).
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Map of Gyrshelun, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, 673212
History
It was founded in the end of the 19th century as a train stop and later became a railway station. In 1905, a settlement grew around the station, the population of which was employed in the railroad industry, as well as in wood processing and agriculture.
In the 1960s-1990s, a resort for railroad workers was located 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) west of Gyrshelun.
References
Gyrshelun Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA