Raychikhinsk, Russia
Райчихинск
Raychikhinsk is a town of 23,745 people in Amur Oblast, Russia, founded in 1932.
Why visit Raychikhinsk
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 6 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
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About Raychikhinsk
Raychikhinsk or Raichikhinsk (Russian: Райчи́хинск) is a town in Amur Oblast, Russia, located in the Zeya–Bureya basin, about 40 kilometers (25 mi) from the Amur River and the border with China, and about 165 kilometers (103 mi) east of Blagoveshchensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 20,534 (2010 census); 24,498 (2002 census); 27,873 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Raychikhinsk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks6
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes6
History
The town is located near a brown coal deposit which had been known of since the late 1800s. Mining began in 1913, with the foundation of the first permanent settlement in 1932, named Raychikha (Райчиха) after a local stream.
From 1938 until 1942, Raychikha was host to a prison camp of the gulag system, where up to 11,000 prisoners were kept for forced labor in the mining of coal.
In 1944, it was granted town status and given its present name.
From the History section of Raychikhinsk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare9
Map of Raychikhinsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Shirokiy 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Novoraychikhinsk 14 km east, about 14 min by car
- Progress 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Bureya 29 km east, about 29 min by car
- Novobureyskiy 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Zavitinsk 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Poyarkovo 57 km west, about 57 min by car
- Arkhara 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Yekaterinoslavka 68 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Talakan 81 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- 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
- Райчихинск 26 мая 2012 группа Новый день, Савельев Алексей Владимирович, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ёль, Gretchenko.Alina, CC BY 4.0
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