Kalininsk, Russia
Калининск
Kalininsk is a town of 18,685 people in Saratov Oblast, Russia, founded in 1680.
Why visit Kalininsk
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 3 places to eat in and around town.
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About Kalininsk
Kalininsk (Russian: Кали́нинск) is a town and the administrative center of Kalininsky District in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Balanda River (Medveditsa's tributary), 121 kilometers (75 mi) west of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,441 (2010 census); 18,855 (2002 census); 19,347 (1989 Soviet census)..
From the Wikipedia article Kalininsk, Saratov Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes3
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging2
History
It was founded in 1680 as the village of Balanda (Бала́нда), named so after the Balanda River, whose name in turn is possibly derived from a dialectal word indicating the river's windiness. In 1962, Balanda was granted town status and renamed Kalininsk after Mikhail Kalinin, a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician.
From the History section of Kalininsk, Saratov Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Калининская межпоселенческая центральная библиотека
Library · 0.6 km
96 Коллективная улица, Калининск
Healthcare5
Map of Kalininsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Гагарин (GSV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 119 km away.
- Lysyye Gory 26 km east, about 26 min by car
- Atkarsk 56 km northeast, about 56 min by car
- Zhirnovsk 61 km south, about 1 h by car
- Yekaterinovka 62 km north, about 1 h by car
- Samoylovka 64 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Linëvo 72 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Rudnya 77 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tatishchevo 79 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yelan’ 80 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Svetlyy 82 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- 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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS053-E-121328 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS056-E-170717 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS041-E-52572 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-96646 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS059-E-107418 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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- ISS062-E-18708 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-43542 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-41245 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS057-E-96647 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-154438 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-382607 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Романовка, LEhAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Трасса Е-38, LEhAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
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