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Shar’ya, Russia
Шарья
Shar’ya is a town of 29,800 people in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, founded in 1906.
Why visit Shar’ya
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 8 parks and trails, 15 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Shar’ya
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Shar’ya
Sharya (Russian: Шарья́) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Vetluga River, 330 kilometers (210 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.
From the Wikipedia article Sharya (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks11
Parks, trails and playgrounds8
Restaurants and cafes15
3 more on the map.
Where to stay5
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping36
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare11
Map of Shar’ya
105 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
- Vetluzhskiy 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Manturovo 44 km west, about 44 min by car
- Ponazyrevo 47 km east, about 47 min by car
- Georgiyevskoye 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
- Vetluga 59 km south, about 59 min by car
- Pyshchug 59 km north, about 59 min by car
- Syava 61 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Vakhtan 82 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kologriv 86 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
- Железнодорожный вокзал станции Шарья в 2020 году (вид с привокзальной площади), Сергей С.Уткин, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом старосты Носкова 04, viksc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Дом старосты Носкова 03, viksc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Дом старосты Носкова 01, viksc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Дом старосты Носкова 02, viksc, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Памятник В.И.Ленину на станции Шарья - panoramio, Владимир Саппинен, CC BY 3.0
- Senior Noskov House (1), Oleg Moro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Senior Noskov House (2). Back Fasade, Oleg Moro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 222.Северный модерн.Шарья 2012, Vlad-Mier, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Senior Noskov House (4), Oleg Moro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Senior Noskov House (3), Oleg Moro, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Railroad station in Sharya - panoramio, Arseny Khakhalin, CC BY 3.0
- Вокзал Шарья - panoramio, WIKING (Гришин), CC BY 3.0
- Rubus humulifolius 10096491, Natalya, CC BY 4.0
- Soviet locomotive Л 4304 02, Wild Child, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Soviet locomotive Л 4304 03, Wild Child, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Auto GAZ 3307 Sharya Urban Okrug Sharya О153КК44 2023-10 1697281899, Artyom Svetlov, CC BY 4.0
- Soviet locomotive Л 4304 01, Wild Child, CC BY-SA 4.0
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