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Vysokovo Destination Guide

Discover Vysokovo in Russia

Vysokovo in the region of Moskovskaya is a place located in Russia - some 48 mi or ( 77 km ) South of Moscow , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Vysokovo

Local time in Vysokovo is now 04:55 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Volokolamsk, Tula, Teterinki, Sokhinki, and Sharapovo. When in this area, you might want to check out Volokolamsk . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Vysokovo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Quick overview of Gatewood Cape shelter

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Interesting facts about this location

Oko

Oko (Russian: Око meaning Eye in old Russian), is a Russian missile defence early warning programme consisting of satellites in Molniya and geosynchronous orbits. Oko satellites are used to identify launches of ballistic missiles by detection of their engines' exhaust plume in infrared light, and complement other early warning facilities such as Voronezh, Daryal and Dnepr radars.

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Located at 55.07 37.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Early warning systems, Missile defense, Oko

Battle of Tarutino

The Battle of Tarutino was a part of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. The battle is sometimes called the Battle of Vinkovo or the Battle of Chernishnya after the local river. Many historians claim that the latter name is more fitting because the village of Tarutino was 8 km from the described events. In the battle Russian troops under the command of Bennigsen defeated French troops under the command of Joachim Murat.

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Located at 55.18 37.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 1812 in France, 1812 in Russia, Battles involving Russia, Battles of the Napoleonic Wars, Conflicts in 1812, French invasion of Russia, Kaluga Oblast

Russian National Research Medical University

Pigorov Russian National Research Medical University (Russian: Российский национальный исследовательский медицинский университет имени Н. И. Пирогова) is a Russian Medical University. It is one of the largest medical universities in Russia and Europe with more than 9,000 students.

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Located at 55.28 37.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1906 establishments in Russia, Education in Russia, Education in the Soviet Union, Educational institutions established in the 1900s, Universities and colleges in Moscow