Krasnyy Kut, Russia
Красный Кут
Krasnyy Kut is a town of 14,956 people in Saratov Oblast, Russia, founded in 1837.
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About Krasnyy Kut
Krasny Kut (Russian: Кра́сный Кут, lit. beautiful place) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnokutsky District in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Yeruslan River (Volga's tributary), 117 kilometers (73 mi) southeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 14,416 (2010 census); 15,334 (2002 census); 17,495 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Krasny Kut, Saratov Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
It was founded in 1837 by Ukrainian migrants and was granted town status in 1966.
Cosmonaut Gherman Titov landed near Krasny Kut at the end of his Vostok 2 mission on August 7, 1961.
From the History section of Krasny Kut, Saratov Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Krasnyy Kut
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Getting there and nearby towns
Гагарин (GSV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 101 km away.
- Rekord 21 km west, about 21 min by car
- Pushkino 32 km north, about 32 min by car
- Piterka 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Stepnoye 49 km north, about 49 min by car
- Mokrous 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
- Sovetskoye 57 km north, about 57 min by car
- Staraya Poltavka 63 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Rovnoye 67 km west, about 1 h by car
- Engels 84 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Marks 86 km north, about 1 h 30 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
- Krasny Kut 25, Sealle, CC BY-SA 4.0
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