Chistopol’, Russia
Чистополь
Chistopol’ is a town of 62,200 people in Tatarstan Republic, Russia, founded in 1701.
Why visit Chistopol’
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 7 parks and trails, 27 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Cükätaw and Музей Бориса Пастернака.
Weather in Chistopol’
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About Chistopol’
Chistopol (Russian: Чи́стополь; Tatar: Чистай; Chuvash: Чистай, Çistay) is a town in Tatarstan, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, on the Kama River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 60,755.
From the Wikipedia article Chistopol (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks11
Cükätaw
Monument and historic site · 6.0 km
Human settlement in Çistay District, Tatarstan
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Борцам за установление советской власти в 1918 году
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds7
Restaurants and cafes27
15 more on the map.
Where to stay1
History
At the end of the 19th century, Chistopol became a major center of trade for grain. Prior to 1917, it was the second largest town (after Kazan) in Kazan Governorate.
During the Great Patriotic War, Chistopol become a shelter for the Union of Soviet Writers, which included Boris Pasternak, Leonid Leonov and other notables.
Between 1918 and the 1950s the bodies of those who died or were executed in the city prison were concealed in the city graveyard. In 2006 the council erected a monument to them there.
The town is notable for its Vostok watches factory, which was founded in 1942.
Chistopol was ranked first among Category III cities (population up to 100,000) in the 2015 edition of Most Comfortable City in Russia.
From the History section of Chistopol on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship4
Церковь Казанской иконы Божией Матери
Church · Russian Orthodox
67 улица Карла Маркса, Чистополь
Shopping28
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Чистопольский сельскохозяйственный техникум имени Г. И. Усманова
School · 2.3 km
1 Студенческая улица, Чистополь
Healthcare21
Map of Chistopol’
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kazan Airport (KZN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 90 km away.
- Alekseyevskoye 34 km west, about 34 min by car
- Rybnaya Sloboda 33 km west, about 33 min by car
- Bilyarsk 46 km south, about 46 min by car
- Kamskiye Polyany 49 km east, about 49 min by car
- Novosheshminsk 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
- Aksubayevo 59 km south, about 59 min by car
- Mamadysh 61 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Tyulyachi 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Laishevo 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nizhnekamsk 80 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Чистополь (с высоты пятиэтажки), Грызунов Андрей Евгеньевич ( Добрый ТиП at ru.wikipedia ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Татарстан. Чистополь. Дом, где жил Пастернак Б.Л, Marat Kamalevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Women's Gymnasium Building, Chistopol, Tatarstan 2, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. House of V.L. Chelyshev P6260050 2365, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- School no. 1, Chistopol, Tatarstan, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Women's Gymnasium Building, Chistopol, Tatarstan, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверы, Чистай, Татарстан 02, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверы, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Хәзинә скверы, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Q121008476, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 3.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында Г. Исхакый бюсты, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында Г. Тукай табличкасы, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Tenderness P6260089 2575, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" паркы, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында Фатих Әмирхан бюсты, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында мәгълүмат табличкасы, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында утыргычлар, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында София Губайдуллина бюсты, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында Кояш Тимбикова бюсты, Чистай, Татарстан, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында Флера Тарханова табличкасы, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Lenin street P6260086 2575, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Lenin street P6260085 2600, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- "Хәзинә" скверында Н. Н. Асеев табличкасы, Blackisnewyellow, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Lenin street P6260081 2575, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Boris Pasternak monument DSC 4741 2600, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Старый чистопольский двор. Чистополь. РТ. Март 2009 - panoramio, Vadim Indeikin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Chistopol. Lenin Street, 83 P6260076 2380, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Memorial museum of Boris Pasternak DSC 4751 2600, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Memorial museum of Boris Pasternak P6260072 2350, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Memorial museum of Boris Pasternak P6260069 2375, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Жилой дом конца XIX - начала XX вв, Денис Кондрашин, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Татарстан. Чистополь. Дом, где в 1941-1943 гг. жил Пастернак Б.Л, Marat Kamalevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Lenin Street, 85 P6260059 2350, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chistopol. Lenin Street, 83 P6260066 2370, Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Татарстан. Чистополь. Дом, где в 1941-1943 гг. жил поэт Пастернак Б.Л, Marat Kamalevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Literary meeting Pasternak museum, Chistopol (2022-07-16) 01, Vyacheslav Kirillin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Р. Н. Минниханов в музее Пастернака (Чистополь), This file comes from the official website of the Tatarstan and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license., CC BY 4.0
- Interiors Pasternak museum, Chistopol (2022-07-16) 02, Vyacheslav Kirillin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Interiors Pasternak museum, Chistopol (2022-07-16) 01, Vyacheslav Kirillin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Татарстан. Чистополь. Дом, где в 1941-1943 гг. жил Б.Л. Пастернак, Marat Kamalevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
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