Preobrazheniye, Russia
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Preobrazheniye is a town of 9,113 people in Primorye, Russia, founded in 1860.
Why visit Preobrazheniye
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks in and around town.
Weather in Preobrazheniye
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About Preobrazheniye
Preobrazheniye (Russian: Преображе́ние) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Lazovsky District of Primorsky Krai, Russia, located on the Preobrazheniye Bay of the Sea of Japan. Population: 7,184 (2010 census); 9,335 (2002 census); 12,213 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Preobrazheniye, Primorsky Krai (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks2
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Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare1
History
Founded on August 19, 1860 on the day of Transfiguration of Jesus, it was named "Preobrazheniye" (meaning transfiguration in Russian) after the event.
From the History section of Preobrazheniye, Primorsky Krai on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Preobrazheniye
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Getting there and nearby towns
Preobrazheniye (RZH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 km away.
- Lazo 54 km north, about 54 min by car
- Uglekamensk 65 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Partizansk 68 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sergeyevka 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Vladimiro-Aleksandrovskoye 67 km west, about 1 h by car
- Vrangel’ 70 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yekaterinovka 70 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Nakhodka 81 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
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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
- Preobrazheniye djimavic pano, Vera.vvo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS043-E-226288 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Порт посёлка преображение - panoramio, Alexey Ryazhskikh, CC BY 3.0
- Преображение, здание на БАМе - panoramio, Alexey Ryazhskikh, CC BY 3.0
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