Sursk, Russia
Сурск
Sursk is a town of 7,623 people in Penza Oblast, Russia, founded in 1849.
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About Sursk
Sursk (Russian: Сурск) is a town in Gorodishchensky District of Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Sura River, 92 kilometers (57 mi) east of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 7,034 (2010 census).
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History
It was founded c. 1860 as the village of Nikolsky Khutor (Нико́льский Ху́тор). In 1953, it was granted town status and renamed Sursk (after the Sura River).
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Getting there and nearby towns
Penza Airport named after Vissarion Belinsky (PEZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- Kanayevka 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Chaadayevka 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Srednyaya Yelyuzan’ 19 km east, about 19 min by car
- Gorodishche 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Zarechnyy 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
- Penza 47 km west, about 47 min by car
- Kuznetsk 61 km east, about 1 h by car
- Nikol’sk 76 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mokshan 82 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Petrovsk 88 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
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