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Svetlyy Yar, Russia
Светлый Яр
Svetlyy Yar is a town of 13,131 people in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, founded in 1793.
Why visit Svetlyy Yar
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails and 4 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Svetlyy Yar
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About Svetlyy Yar
Svetly Yar (Russian: Све́тлый Яр) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Svetloyarsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River. Population: 12,537 (2010 census); 13,102 (2002 census); 11,307 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Svetly Yar, Svetloyarsky District, Volgograd Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes4
Приколлини
Cafe
50 улица Сидорова, Светлый Яр
Mo-Su 08:00-20:00
Churches and places of worship2
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries4
Healthcare3
Map of Svetlyy Yar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Volgograd International Airport (VOG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 47 km away.
- Srednyaya Akhtuba 27 km north, about 27 min by car
- Peschanka 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Krasnoslobodsk 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Zaplavnoye 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Volgograd 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Volzhsky 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Leninsk 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Gorodishche 43 km northwest, about 43 min by car
- Vodstroy 44 km north, about 44 min by car
- Znamensk 71 km east, about 1 h 15 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
- Светлый Яр, Волгоградская область (49599928232), Artem Svetlov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
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