Ozurgeti

Ozurgeti is the capital of the western Georgian province of Guria. It changed into formerly called Macharadze or Makharadze. It is a local middle of tea and hazelnut processing. Ozurgeti was based in the late Middle Ages, and is first noted by using name in 1578 within the New Georgian Chronicles. It have become the centre of Guria quickly after, serving as an essential centre for trade and the house of the rulers of the Principality of Guria.

The later discovery of a hoard of 270 silver coins under the metropolis, the "Ozurgeti Treasure," is testomony to this. On December 14, 1846 Ozurgeti became particular as a town. At that time there have been just over 300 residents, even though the populace grew as the town received importance: through 1865 it had grown to over 700. It served as a strategic location for the route of the Russo-Turkish War. It was the fourth metropolis in Georgia to have a felony printing press, which started out in 1891. On December 26, 1923 a rail line were installed, connecting Ozurgeti with the relaxation of the us of a.