Orshanka, Russia
Оршанка
Orshanka is a town of 6,750 people in Mariy-El Republic, Russia, founded in 1820.
Why visit Orshanka
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail and 6 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Orshanka
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About Orshanka
Orshanka (Russian: Орша́нка; Meadow Mari: Ӧрша, Örša) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Orshansky District of the Mari El Republic, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 6,589.
From the Wikipedia article Orshanka, Orshansky District, Mari El Republic (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging3
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Map of Orshanka
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Getting there and nearby towns
Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.
- Yoshkar-Ola 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Semenovka 30 km south, about 30 min by car
- Azanovo 30 km southeast, about 30 min by car
- Russkiy Kukmor 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Medvedevo 32 km south, about 32 min by car
- Sovetskiy 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Sanchursk 39 km west, about 39 min by car
- Yaransk 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Novyy Toryal 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Mariinskiy Posad 90 km south, 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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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