Kanash, Russia
Канаш
Kanash is a town of 49,886 people in Chuvash Republic, Russia, founded in 1892.
Why visit Kanash
Townapedia lists 12 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 50 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Канашский краеведческий музей.
Weather in Kanash
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About Kanash
Kanash (Russian: Кана́ш; Chuvash: Канаш, Kanaş, lit. soviet) is a town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located at a major railway junction 76 kilometers (47 mi) from Cheboksary, the capital of the republic. Population: 45,607 (2010 census); 50,593 (2002 census); 54,585 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Kanash (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks12
Канашский краеведческий музей
Museum · 0.9 km
Mo-Fr 08:00-12:00,13:00-17:00; Sa 08:00-12:00,13:00-16:00
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes50
38 more on the map.
History
It was founded in 1891. Between 1891 and 1925 it was called Shikhrany (Шихраны).
The town's history is closely linked to the development of the railway. The Moscow–Kazan line was completed, except for the Imperatorsky Romanovsky railway bridge across Volga, in December 1884 by private Moscow Ryazan Railway Company which was renamed to Moscow Kazan Railway Company on July 11, 1891, which provided all train service in the area up to 1918, when all the remaining private railways were nationalized by the Bolsheviks.
The opening of the station, which was then surrounded by woodland, provided a convenient production point for the timber industry, and windmills were built in the area. In 1911, there were more than forty trading firms in Shikhrany. In 1912, a primary school was opened, and in 1914—a middle school. In 1919, Shikhrany station became a railway junction, when the Arzamas–Shikhrany line, which had been under construction from 1914, when the last section was completed from the Tsarkli River bridge to Shihrany, and opened to full traffic. The line had been in restricted use with limited car loads since summer 1917.
By 1925, when Kanash was granted town status, its population was approximately 2,200.
From the History section of Kanash on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship8
Церковь Иконы Божией Матери Всех Скорбящих Радость
Church · Russian Orthodox · 2.2 km
Shopping59
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries38
Healthcare29
Наркологический центр и врачи общей практики
Hospital · 1.9 km
33 улица Машиностроителей
Map of Kanash
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cheboksary Airport (CSY) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 65 km away.
- Shikhazany 8 km northwest, about 8 min by car
- Komsomol'skoye 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Vurnary 33 km west, about 33 min by car
- Tsivil’sk 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Kugesi 59 km north, about 59 min by car
- Kozlovka 60 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Novocheboksarsk 67 km north, about 1 h by car
- Shumerlya 68 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mariinskiy Posad 69 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Cheboksary 71 km north, 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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Main street Kanash from park, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Moscow st Kanash 2, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Moscow st Kanash, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Kanash city park, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Kanash's WoW monument, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Kanash's WoW monument 2, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Kanash Cultural Center in the evening illumination, Александр Сигачёв, CC0
- Zhd kanash, Ketrin.sv, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lumpen in Small park Kanash, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Small park Kanash, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Kanash Train station - panoramio, R. Sieben, CC BY 3.0
- Railway yard, Kanash - panoramio, R. Sieben, CC BY 3.0
- VL80S-1542, Kanash station, R. Sieben, CC BY 3.0
- Kanash bolnica ЖД, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Yard in Kanash - panoramio, R. Sieben, CC BY 3.0
- Здание эвакогоспиталя № 3070 (2), Yarik 21 Chuvash, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Здание эвакогоспиталя № 3070 (3), Yarik 21 Chuvash, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Бюст Бухтулов Пётр Харитонович, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Бюст Кабалин Иван Андреевич, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Здание учительской семинарии г.Канаш, Анастасия Яковлева2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Канаш (51073), Александр Сигачёв, CC0
- Канаш - вокзал, Александр Сигачёв, CC0
- Дворец Культуры г Канаш, exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Канаш - 50000 км электрофикации, Александр Сигачёв, CC0
- Канаш, Александр Сигачёв, CC0
- Дворец Культуры г Канаш (backplace), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Канаш-Восточный, Александр Сигачёв, CC0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (6), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (5), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (вход), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (3), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (8), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (10), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (9), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (7), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (2), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (1), exlex, CC BY 3.0
- Кирпичная церковь Канаша (4), exlex, CC BY 3.0
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