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Why visit Yartsevo
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 26 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 4 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Yartsevo
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About Yartsevo
Yartsevo (Russian: Я́рцево) is a town and the administrative center of Yartsevsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vop River, 63 kilometers (39 mi) northeast of Smolensk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 47,848 (2010 census); 52,617 (2002 census); 52,304 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do4
Museums and landmarks11
Вечный огонь в память о погибших в годы Великой Отечественной войны
Monument and historic site · 4.0 km
Стела в память о жителях, расстрелянных немецкими фашистами
Monument and historic site · 2.1 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes26
Печмак
Cafe · Regional · 3.0 km
24 Автозаводская улица, Ярцево
Mo-Su 10:00-03:00
Старое Русло
Cafe · Russian
1А улица Чернышевского, Ярцево
Mo-Su 10:00-01:00
14 more on the map.
History
It was founded on the spot of a village of Yartsevo-Perevoz (Я́рцево-Перево́з), known since 1859. It grew due to the construction of a cotton mill in 1873. Later on, a soap factory, a brickworks, a sawmill, and a foundry were built in the area. Yartsevo was granted town status in 1926.
From the History section of Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship5
Церковь Геогргия Победоносца
Church · Orthodox · 2.2 km
48А проспект Металлургов, Ярцево
Приход церкви иконы Божией Матери «Всех Скорбящих Радосте»
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.7 km
Shopping24
Gas and EV charging11
Schools, colleges and libraries10
Healthcare10
Ярцевская центральная районная больница
Hospital · 0.8 km
34 улица Максима Горького
Ярцевский специализированный дом ребенка "Солнышко"
Hospital · 0.9 km
62 улица Космонавтов
Map of Yartsevo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Smolensk South Tikhvinka Airport (LNX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 54 km away.
- Dukhovshchina 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Kardymovo 26 km southwest, about 26 min by car
- Safonovo 35 km east, about 35 min by car
- Dorogobuzh 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
- Verkhnedneprovskiy 42 km east, about 42 min by car
- Pechersk 49 km southwest, about 49 min by car
- Glinka 48 km south, about 48 min by car
- Smolensk 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Ozërnyy 60 km north, about 1 h by car
- Yel’nya 63 km southeast, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Jartsevo-Prospekt, Vityaz Red at Russian Wikipedia, Public domain
- Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, Russia - panoramio (1), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, Russia - panoramio (3), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Yartsevo, Smolensk Oblast, Russia - panoramio, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Ярцево. Дом культуры текстильщиков, Burov.yl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ярцево. улица Советская, 24, Burov.yl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ярцево. Т-34, Burov.yl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sitona lineatus 294670396, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Sitona lineatus 294670396 (cropped), Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Sitona lineatus 294670411 (cropped), Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Sitona lineatus 294670411, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Луначарского, 8, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Луначарского, 8. с обратной стороны, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ярцево. улица Луначарского, 8, Burov.yl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ярцево. НП Рокоссовского К.К, Burov.yl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Бывший жилой дом по улице Интернациональной, дом 185, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Луначарского, 8, передний фасад, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Retinia perangustana 522521264, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Phyllobius maculicornis 294665593, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Памятник В. Ленину, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Памятник В. Ленину напротив художественной школы, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ярцево. Здание хлебозавода, Burov.yl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ленинская 16. Башня с часами, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ленинская 16, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Panurgus calcaratus 216819356, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Panurgus calcaratus 216819327, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata 199349310, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Bombus hypnorum 206612869, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Bombus hypnorum 206612838, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Arctornis l-nigrum 420812386, Поляков Александр, CC BY 4.0
- Ленинская 16, административное здание, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом жилой, Ленинская, 2, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ленинская 16, исторические здания хлопчатобумажного комбината, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом жилой, Ленинская 2, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Дом жилой, Ленинская, 1, OpenSmile, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ярцево. Место, где произошло крупное сражение Платова М.И. с войсками Наполеона, Burov.yl, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Yartsevsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia - panoramio (4), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Yartsevsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia - panoramio (6), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Yartsevsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Russia - panoramio (9), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Common Swift by naturalist19358, naturalist19358, CC BY 4.0
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