Svecha, Russia
Свеча
Svecha is a town of 4,971 people in Kirov Oblast, Russia, founded in 1903.
Why visit Svecha
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Weather in Svecha
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About Svecha
Svecha (Russian: Свеча) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Svechinsky District of Kirov Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,760 (2010 census); 5,127 (2002 census); 5,727 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Svecha (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes1
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of Svecha
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Getting there and nearby towns
Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 110 km away.
- Leninskoye 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Mirnyy 25 km north, about 25 min by car
- Kotel’nich 48 km east, about 48 min by car
- Pizhma 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Vakhtan 60 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Darovskoy 61 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Tonshayevo 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Ponazyrevo 70 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Syava 76 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Shakhun’ya 85 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Дома в пгт Свеча 2, Pavel Chetverkin, CC BY 2.0
- Банк "Пойдём" в пгт Свеча, Pavel Chetverkin, CC BY 2.0
- Кафе "Русь" в пгт. Свеча, Pavel Chetverkin, CC BY 2.0
- Вид на школу и школьный стадион в пгт. Свеча, Pavel Chetverkin, CC BY 2.0
- Вокзал Свеча - panoramio, WIKING (Гришин), CC BY 3.0
- Александр Анатольевич Ивакин, Свеча, 1957. - panoramio, Serge Matveyev, CC BY 3.0
- 1957 год. Первый класс ж. д. школы. Руководитель Ивакина Евдокия Петровна. - panoramio, Serge Matveyev, CC BY 3.0
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