Why visit Shimsk
Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks and 2 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Шимский краеведческий музей.
Weather in Shimsk
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About Shimsk
Shimsk (Russian: Шимск, IPA: [ʂɨmsk]) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Shimsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Shimskoye Urban Settlement, the only urban settlement in the district. It is located on a highway connecting Veliky Novgorod and Pskov, 48 kilometers (30 mi) southwest of Veliky Novgorod. Shimsk lies on Shelon River, approximately 10 kilometers (6.2 mi) upstream from the point where it drains into Lake Ilmen.
From the Wikipedia article Shimsk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks7
Restaurants and cafes2
Churches and places of worship2
Церковь Благовещения Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox
22 улица Ленина, Шимск
Shopping4
History
In the Middle Ages the Shelon River played an important role as part of the trade route connecting Novgorod and Pskov and further with the Narva River. At the end of the 15th century, the area was transferred, together with Novgorod, to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, where it belonged to the Shelon pyatina of Novgorod.
Shimsk was founded in 1878 as a station of the railway connecting Novgorod and Staraya Russa (the railway was destroyed during World War II). In the beginning of the 20th century, Shimsk, then a selo and known as Shimsky Perevoz, was the center of Shimskaya Volost of Novgorodsky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate.
On February 15, 1935 Shimsky District, with the center in Shimsk, was established. Between 1941 and 1944 Shimsk was occupied by German troops. On July 5, 1944, Shimsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast. On February 1, 1963 Shimsky District was abolished, and on February 1, 1973 it was re-established. On February 5, 1981 Shimsk was granted a status of urban-type settlement.
From the History section of Shimsk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Healthcare2
Map of Shimsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Sol’tsy 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Utorgosh 28 km west, about 28 min by car
- Volot 31 km south, about 31 min by car
- Pankovka 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
- Staraya Russa 45 km southeast, about 45 min by car
- Velikiy Novgorod 47 km northeast, about 47 min by car
- Volkhovskiy 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
- Batetskiy 54 km northwest, about 54 min by car
- Luga 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Porkhov 84 km southwest, about 1 h 30 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
- Poliklinika Shimsk, Дар Ветер, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Shimsk, Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 174150 - panoramio, karel291, CC BY 3.0
- Šimski õigeusu kirik, Ivo Kruusamägi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Шимск - panoramio, Виктор Попов, CC BY-SA 3.0
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