Vorgashor, Russia
Воргашор
Vorgashor is a town of 18,946 people in Komi, Russia, founded in 1964.
Why visit Vorgashor
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail and 7 places to eat in and around town.
Weather in Vorgashor
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About Vorgashor
Vorgashor Russian: Воргашо́р; Komi: Вӧргашор, Vörgašor) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of Vorkuta, the town of republic significance in the Komi Republic, Russia, until 1991 Soviet Union. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 12,044.
From the Wikipedia article Vorgashor (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes7
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare8
Map of Vorgashor
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Getting there and nearby towns
Vorkuta Airport (VKT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 14 km away.
- Promyshlennyy 5 km east, about 5 min by car
- Zapolyarnyy 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Tsementnozavodskiy 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Vorkuta 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Sovetskiy 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
- Yeletskiy 62 km south, about 1 h 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
- Воргашор1, ShpintyukSergey, CC BY-SA 4.0
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