Kursk, Russia
Курск
Kursk is a regional capital of 448,733 people in Kursk Oblast, Russia, founded in 1032.
Why visit Kursk
Townapedia lists 74 museums and landmarks, 15 parks and trails, 145 places to eat, 21 places to stay and 13 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kursk State Medical University, Драматический театр им. А.С. Пушкина, Литературный музей and Eugene Nosov.
Weather in Kursk
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About Kursk
Kursk (Russian: Курск, IPA: [ˈkursk]) is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym rivers. It has a population of 440,052 (2021 census).
From the Wikipedia article Kursk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Kursk on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do13
Драматический театр им. А.С. Пушкина
Cinema and theater · 1.4 km
26 улица Ленина, Курск
Mo-Su 10:00-20:00
Cathedral of Our Lady of "The Omen"
Monument and historic site
Orthodox cathedral in Kursk, Russia
Kursk State University
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
Russian university
1 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks74
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В. П. Лукину
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
Бюст Героя Советского Союза Лукина В.П. http://www.warheroes.ru/hero/hero.asp?Hero_id=8515
В. Ф. Гридину
Monument and historic site · 2.6 km
Бюст народного артиста России В.Ф. Гридина
И. Н. Суржикову
Monument and historic site · 2.6 km
Бюст народного артиста России И.Н.Суржикова
Курская областная картинная галерея им. А.А. Дейнеки
Museum · 2.2 km
85 улица Радищева, Курск
62 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds15
3 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes145
Кафе "Дружелюбно"
Cafe · Coffee Shop, Cake · 1.8 km
61/2 улица Ленина, Курск
Mo-Fr 08:30-20:30 Sat-Sun 10:00-21:00
133 more on the map.
Where to stay21
Churches and places of worship17
Воскресно-Ильинский храм
Church · Orthodox · 1.0 km
11 улица Ленина, Курск
Храм Святых равноапостольных Кирилла и Мефодия
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.0 km
Церковь Вознесения Господня
Church · Russian Orthodox · 2.4 km
131 Верхняя Казацкая улица, Курск
Храм апостола и евангелиста Иоанна Богослова
Church · Orthodox · 1.3 km
92 улица Дзержинского, Курск
Церковь Троицы Живоначальной
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.0 km
13 улица Горького
Shopping97
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries66
Healthcare85
Map of Kursk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kursk Airport (URS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 km away.
- Voroshnëvo 12 km southwest, about 12 min by car
- Pryamitsyno 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Chernichenskiye Dvory 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Kurchatov 35 km west, about 35 min by car
- Zolotukhino 42 km north, about 42 min by car
- Ivanino 43 km west, about 43 min by car
- Fatezh 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
- Kirovskiy 48 km southeast, about 48 min by car
- Imeni Karla Libknekhta 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Shchigry 52 km east, about 52 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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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
- Знаменский Собор Курск (cropped), Newinho, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Курский государственный медицинский университет, Клеткин Максим Евгеньевич, CC0
- ZnamSobor 001, Алексей Ильин, [email protected], CC BY 3.0
- Курский Государственный Университет, Наталья Широбокова, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Юго-Западный государственный университет, Елизар Левченко, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kursk Catholic Church, Transcend (rus), Public domain
- Воскресенско-Ильинский храм. Июль 2011, Клеткин Максим Евгеньевич, CC0
- RUSMARKA-3420, Почта России , ИТЦ «Марка» . Дизайнер – Подобед М., Public domain
- Сергиево-Казанский кафедральный собор. Июнь 2012, Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Храм Святых равноапостольных Кирилла и Мефодия (Курск), Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
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