Kuzhener, Russia
Куженер
Kuzhener is a town of 5,797 people in Mariy-El Republic, Russia.
Why visit Kuzhener
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat, 1 place to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Kuzhener
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About Kuzhener
Kuzhener (Russian: Кужене́р; Meadow Mari: Кужэҥер, Kužeŋer) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Kuzhenersky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,384.
From the Wikipedia article Kuzhener, Mari El Republic (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping9
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare4
Map of Kuzhener
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Getting there and nearby towns
Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 63 km away.
- Sernur 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
- Novyy Toryal 24 km northwest, about 24 min by car
- Sovetskiy 27 km west, about 27 min by car
- Yeleyevo 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Paran’ga 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Yoshkar-Ola 65 km west, about 1 h by car
- Medvedevo 71 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Urzhum 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yaransk 84 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Sovetsk 87 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
- Обелиск воинам-землякам, погибшим в годы Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг. (дневное фото), IAGSoft, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Обелиск воинам-землякам, погибшим в годы Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг. (ночное фото)), IAGSoft, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Обелиск воинам-землякам, погибшим в годы Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг. (фамилии1), IAGSoft, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Обелиск воинам-землякам, погибшим в годы Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг. (фамилии2), IAGSoft, CC BY-SA 4.0
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