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Gorokhovka Destination Guide

Touring Gorokhovka in Russia

Gorokhovka in the region of Brjansk is a city located in Russia - some 228 mi or ( 368 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gorokhovka

Time in Gorokhovka is now 01:52 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vshchizh, Vereshchovskiy, Tolochka, Tokarevo, and Smolensk. Being here already, consider visiting Vshchizh . Check out our recommendations for Gorokhovka ? 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 13 km away
Tags: Defunct towns in Russia, Destroyed cities, Former populated places in Russia, Geography of Bryansk Oblast, Kievan Rus'