Novoshakhtinsk, Russia
Новошахтинск
Novoshakhtinsk is a town of 99,478 people in Rostov, Russia, founded in 1936.
Why visit Novoshakhtinsk
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 19 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Novoshakhtinsk Drama Theatre and Комсомольский парк.
Weather in Novoshakhtinsk
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About Novoshakhtinsk
Novoshakhtinsk (Russian: Новоша́хтинск) is a mining city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, within 20 kilometres of the Dovzhansky border crossing to Ukraine.
From the Wikipedia article Novoshakhtinsk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Novoshakhtinsk Drama Theatre
Cinema and theater
31 Садовая улица, Новошахтинск
Tu-Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Su 10:00-21:00
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Restaurants and cafes19
Смак
Restaurant · 0.7 km
5А проспект Ленина, Новошахтинск
12:00-23:00
7 more on the map.
History
This was where Novosakhtinsk NKVD/MVD prisoner of war camp No. 430 was located, where German, Austrian, Hungarian, and Romanian prisoners of war were taken to forced labor in mining from 1945.08.27 to 1948.06.22.
The population was: 111,075 (2010 census); 101,131 (2002 census); 107,772 (1989 Soviet census).
From the History section of Novoshakhtinsk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay2
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping32
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries23
Профессиональное училище № 61
School · 6.4 km
132 Привокзальная улица, Новошахтинск
Центральная библиотека им. Горького
Library · 0.6 km
11 проспект Ленина, Новошахтинск
Healthcare23
Map of Novoshakhtinsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Platov International Airport (ROV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 30 km away.
- Sokolovo-Kundryuchenskiy 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Sambek 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Mayskiy 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
- Talovyy 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Shakhty 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Zverevo 33 km northeast, about 33 min by car
- Novocherkassk 39 km south, about 39 min by car
- Bataysk 71 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Semikarakorsk 71 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Pokrovskoye 87 km southwest, 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
- Novoshakhtinsk duma, Dmitry89, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Убывающая луна, Sonson39, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Молодая луна, Sonson39, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Полнолуние, Markuf753, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Прибывающая луна, Markuf753, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Первая четверть, Sonson39, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS052-E-34431 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-390339 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS052-E-32874 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS052-E-32875 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS023-E-16399 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS052-E-34432 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-16366 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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