Why visit Vacha
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks and 1 place to eat in and around town.
Weather in Vacha
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About Vacha
Vacha (Russian: Ва́ча) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Vachsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: 5,987 (2010 census); 6,732 (2002 census); 7,455 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Vacha, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks3
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping3
History
It was founded in 1588. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1938.
From the History section of Vacha, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries2
Вачский центр дополнительного образования детей
School · 0.6 km
5 Советский переулок
Healthcare1
Map of Vacha
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino) (GOJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 79 km away.
- Pavlovo 27 km northeast, about 27 min by car
- Kulebaki 46 km south, about 46 min by car
- Gorokhovets 45 km north, about 45 min by car
- Navashino 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
- Murom 54 km southwest, about 54 min by car
- Volodarsk 53 km northeast, about 53 min by car
- Bogorodsk 57 km northeast, about 57 min by car
- Vyazniki 63 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Dzerzhinsk 65 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Vyksa 65 km southwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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
- Дом Кондратовых в Ваче, Кондратов М.А., CC BY-SA 4.0
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