Tonshayevo, Russia
Тоншаево
Tonshayevo is a town of 4,574 people in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, founded in 1811.
Why visit Tonshayevo
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 place to eat and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Tonshayevo
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About Tonshayevo
Tonshayevo (Russian: Тонша́ево; Mari: Пижымбал, Pižymbal, alternatively Туҥышо, Tuňyšo) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Tonshayevsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,570 (2010 census); 4,432 (2002 census); 4,394 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Tonshayevo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping3
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Healthcare3
Районная поликлиника
Clinic and pharmacy
22 Центральная улица, городское поселение Тоншаево
Map of Tonshayevo
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Shaygino 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Pizhma 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Shakhun’ya 25 km west, about 25 min by car
- Vakhtan 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
- Prudy 48 km west, about 48 min by car
- Kiknur 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Tonkino 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Yaransk 70 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Vetluga 74 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Uren’ 79 km west, 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
- Тоншаево-1883-2, Vagant1221, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Церковь Никольская в Тоншаеве, 2jkl2jkl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Никольская церковь в Тоншаеве, 2jkl2jkl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Церковь в Тоншаеве, 2jkl2jkl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Церковь в с.Тоншаево, 2jkl2jkl, CC BY-SA 4.0
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