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L’govskiy, Russia
Льгов
L’govskiy is a town of 23,500 people in Kursk Oblast, Russia, founded in 1152.
Why visit L’govskiy
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 3 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in L’govskiy
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About L’govskiy
Lgov (Russian: Льгов, IPA: [ˈlʲɡof]) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on both sides of the Seym river (a tributary of the Desna) 80 kilometers (50 mi) west of Kursk and an equal distance from Hlukhiv, Ukraine. Population as of 2021 was 17,557.
From the Wikipedia article Lgov, Kursk Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks5
Памятник Герою Советского Союза Г.П. Полуянову
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Памятник Герою Советского Союза И.Г. Шатохину
Monument and historic site · 2.0 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes3
History
It was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1152 under the name of Olgov (a possessive adjective from an old Russian name Olg, or Oleg).
In 1669, Lgov Monastery was founded on the spot of the former town, which would be closed down in 1764. The monastic sloboda was transformed into the town of Lgov in 1779.
In 1852 towards the start of his career, Turgenev wrote a chapter in A Sportsman's Sketches entitled Lgov, in which a group of men go hunting in the lake with a pretentious hunter named Vladimir, sink the boat, and then wade to shore filthy after great difficulty.
During World War II, Lgov was occupied by German troops from 27 October 1941 to 3 March 1943.
On September 18, 2022, the town was heavily damaged by a significant F2/T5 tornado. Over 200 structures were damaged or destroyed as a result of this strong wedge tornado. Many residential structures had roofs torn off, and some sustained collapse of their exterior walls, but most of these structures were poorly built homes. Numerous trees were downed, and high-voltage power lines were also damaged or destroyed.
From the History section of Lgov, Kursk Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare7
Map of L’govskiy
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kursk Airport (URS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 72 km away.
- Imeni Karla Libknekhta 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Ivanino 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Konyshëvka 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Kurchatov 28 km east, about 28 min by car
- Korenevo 36 km southwest, about 36 min by car
- Bol’shoye Soldatskoye 36 km southeast, about 36 min by car
- Ryl’sk 42 km west, about 42 min by car
- Kursk 63 km east, about 1 h by car
- Zheleznogorsk 79 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Oboyan’ 84 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
- Lgov-Kievsky (Lgov-1) Train Station, C.Д. Болашенко, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Станция Льгов-Киевский, Leonid Andronov, CC BY 3.0
- Пригородный поезд на станции Льгов-Киевский, Leonid Andronov, CC BY 3.0
- Старообрядческая церковь Дмитрия Солунского 2014, Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Свято-Никольский собор (Льгов). Колокольня, Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Свято-Никольский собор (Льгов) 2, Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Свято-Никольский собор (Льгов) 2014-2, Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Башня Шамиля (Льгов), 2014-2, Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Свято-Никольский собор (Льгов) 2014, Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Старообрядческая церковь Дмитрия Солунского (Льгов), Клеткин, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS053-E-106135 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-63725 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-105716 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS061-E-105717 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS054-E-43576 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS056-E-165332 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS052-E-60015 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-26380 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-26381 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-42007 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-44304 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-25053 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-395060 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-25054 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-387220 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-104989 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS054-E-43575 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS038-E-63726 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- С. Нижние Деревеньки 1775 г., BESsOnOff, CC BY-SA 3.0
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