Spassk, Russia
Спасск
Spassk is a town of 7,175 people in Penza Oblast, Russia, founded in 1663.
Why visit Spassk
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About Spassk
Spassk (Russian: Спасск) is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District in Penza Oblast, Russia. Population: 7,442 (2010 census); 7,628 (2002 census); 8,299 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Spassk, Penza Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks5
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Shopping9
History
In 1648, an uncultivated field was discovered in Shatsky Uyezd and was given to a nearby monastery. In 1663, a village was established there, called Bogdanovo (Богданово). In 1779, it was renamed Spassk and made the seat of an uyezd by a decree of Catherine the Great. However, soon it became apparent that confusion would result since several other towns in Russia shared the name (notably Spassk-Ryazansky) and the town was officially renamed Spassk-na-Studentse (Спасск-на-Студенце). In 1925, a communist party conference in the uyezd resolved that the town be renamed Bednodemyanovsk (Беднодемьяновск) in honor of the poet Demyan Bedny. Bedny himself never visited the town, but was said to maintain a lively correspondence with its inhabitants. In 2005, the original name of the town was restored, and the district was also renamed.
From the History section of Spassk, Penza Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare4
Map of Spassk
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Dubrovki 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Torbeyevo 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Vadinsk 27 km south, about 27 min by car
- Zubova Polyana 28 km northwest, about 28 min by car
- Shiringushi 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Narovchat 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Umet 38 km northwest, about 38 min by car
- Kovylkino 50 km east, about 50 min by car
- Nizhniy Lomov 55 km southeast, about 55 min by car
- Krasnoslobodsk 68 km northeast, 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
- Great Patriotic War Memorial Spassk Penza obl 0556, Gastro-en, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Церковьпимбур 13, Пимбур, CC BY-SA 4.0
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