Pizhma, Russia
Пижма
Pizhma is a town of 3,996 people in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
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Population3,996
GeoNames
Local nameПижма
RegionNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Elevation130 m
427 ft
Time zoneEurope/Moscow
Why visit Pizhma
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Weather in Pizhma
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About Pizhma
Pizhma (Russian: Пи́жма) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tonshayevsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
From the Wikipedia article Pizhma, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
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Healthcare1
Map of Pizhma
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Tonshayevo 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Shaygino 19 km southwest, about 19 min by car
- Vakhtan 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Shakhun’ya 37 km southwest, about 37 min by car
- Leninskoye 50 km north, about 50 min by car
- Syava 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Svecha 52 km northeast, about 52 min by car
- Yaransk 77 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sharanga 84 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Kotel’nich 87 km northeast, 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
- Altsevo peat TBZ, NGREU, CC BY-SA 3.0
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