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Samarka Destination Guide

Discover Samarka in Russia

Samarka in the region of Brjansk is a town located in Russia - some 236 mi or ( 379 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Samarka

Local time in Samarka is now 11:20 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ozhegi, Zarechnaya, Vorobeynya, Smolensk, and Moscow. When in this area, you might want to check out Ozhegi . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Samarka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Vshchizh

Vshchizh was an old Russian town on the Desna River between the 11th and 13th centuries. Vshchizh was first mentioned in a chronicle of 1142. In the mid-12th century, it was an appanage town of Prince Svyatoslav Vladimirovich. In 1238, Vshchizh was destroyed by the Mongols. As a result of the excavations in the 1840s and then in 1940 and 1948–1949, they found the remnants of different buildings and fortifications and a number of artifacts.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 53.42 33.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Defunct towns in Russia, Destroyed cities, Former populated places in Russia, Geography of Bryansk Oblast, Kievan Rus'