Yelan’, Russia
Елань
Yelan’ is a town of 15,181 people in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, founded in 1691.
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Population15,181
GeoNames
Local nameЕлань
RegionVolgograd Oblast
Elevation118 m
387 ft
Founded1691
Time zoneEurope/Volgograd
Land area2.7 km²
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About Yelan’
Yelan (Russian: Ела́нь) is an urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Yelansky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 14,833 (2010 census);
From the Wikipedia article Yelan, Volgograd Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Samoylovka 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Preobrazhenskaya 53 km southwest, about 53 min by car
- Rudnya 60 km east, about 1 h by car
- Danilovka 71 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Zhirnovsk 73 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Krasnyy Yar 75 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Balashov 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Linëvo 77 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kamenka 79 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kalininsk 80 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- 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
- Памятник Ленину в селе Елань, Виктория Стрижова, CC BY-SA 4.0
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