Pokrovskoye, Russia
Покровское
Pokrovskoye is a town of 12,576 people in Rostov, Russia, founded in 1769.
Why visit Pokrovskoye
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 5 places to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Pokrovskoye
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About Pokrovskoye
Pokrovskoye (Russian: Покровское) is a village, it is an administrative center of the Neklinovsky District of Rostov Oblast in Russia. It is also an administrative center of the rural population of Pokrovskoye. Its population is 12369 as of 2010.
From the Wikipedia article Pokrovskoye, Rostov Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes5
Восход
Restaurant · 1.3 km
157 переулок Димитрова, Покровское
Ежедневно 11:00 - 23:00
Живое
Bar and pub · 1.7 km
46 к1 Привокзальная улица, Покровское
Ежедневно 10:00-23:00
History
The first record about the community, where the village Pokrovskoye is placed now, was made in 1769. A Ukrainian historian Dmytro Yavornytsky (pen name: Evarnitsky) mentions in his “History of the Zaporozhian Cossacks:"
“В урочище устья реки Миус, при впадении в Азовское море, близ Таганрога, в теперешней слободе Неклиновке Ростовского уезда в 1769 г. 500 душ семейного запорожского казачества по распоряжению Коша основали три слободы: Николаевскую, Троицкую и Покровскую…”
“In the balk of the river Mius, near the inflow into the Sea of Azov, near Taganrog, in today's sloboda of the Neklinovsky Rostov uyezd in the year 1769, 500 inner man of the family of the Zaporozhian cossacks following the order of Kosh have built three slobodas: Nikolaevka, Troizkoye and Pokrovskoye…”
In the year 1915 in Pokrovskoye existed 1410 yards, in the bylaw of the peasant citizens were standing 12400 dessiatins (approx. 136 km2) of land.
From the History section of Pokrovskoye, Rostov Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping10
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare4
Map of Pokrovskoye
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Getting there and nearby towns
Taganrog Airport (TGK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 24 km away.
- Matveyev Kurgan 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Taganrog 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Primorka 19 km southeast, about 19 min by car
- Novobessergenovka 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Sinyavskoye 32 km southeast, about 32 min by car
- Anastasiyevka 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Tanais 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
- Persianovka 41 km east, about 41 min by car
- Bataysk 72 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Novocherkassk 90 km east, 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
- 2019-09-28. Покровское (Ростовская область) 27, Andrey Butko, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS022-E-41885 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-42081 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS049-E-33402 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-330659 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-41586 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-330658 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS049-E-33400 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS049-E-33401 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS067-E-113595 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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