Shelekhov, Russia
Шелехов
Shelekhov is a town of 47,459 people in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, founded in 1953.
Why visit Shelekhov
Townapedia lists 6 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 19 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Pilot and Stadium Stroitel, Shelekhov.
Weather in Shelekhov
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About Shelekhov
Shelekhov (Russian: Шелехов, IPA: [ˈʂelʲɪxəf]) is a town and the administrative center of Shelekhovsky District in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, located 20 kilometers (12 mi) southwest of Irkutsk, the administrative center of the oblast. It is located on the plains between the rivers Irkut and Olha. The official day of the city is celebrated on July 12.
From the Wikipedia article Shelekhov (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks6
Памятник, войнам погибшим в Великой Отечественной войне
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Restaurants and cafes19
Sputnik
Cafe · Russian · 1.8 km
21А Култукский тракт
Mo-Su 08:00-22:00
Золотой дракон
Cafe · 2.7 km
Fr-Sa 12:00-02:00; Mo-Th 12:00-23:00
7 more on the map.
Where to stay1
Shopping23
Gas and EV charging9
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Средняя общеобразовательная школа села Баклаши им. А.П. Белобородова
School · 3.9 km
Healthcare14
Map of Shelekhov
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Getting there and nearby towns
Irkutsk Airport (IKT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 20 km away.
- Baklashi 4 km west, about 4 min by car
- Smolenshchina 5 km north, about 5 min by car
- Markova 8 km east, about 8 min by car
- Vvedenshchina 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Chistyye Klyuchi 11 km southwest, about 11 min by car
- Irkutsk 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Meget 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Angarsk 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Usol’ye-Sibirskoye 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Ust’-Ordynskiy 79 km northeast, about 1 h 15 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
- Площадь Ленина в Шелехове, Артём Полоз, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Стадион "Строитель", Kolchak1923, CC0
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