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Veleya Destination Guide

Explore Veleya in Russia

Veleya in the region of Brjansk is a place in Russia - some 211 mi or ( 339 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Time in Veleya is now 03:31 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Zagorka, Tsvetniki, Trosna, Smolensk, and Moscow. Since you are here already, consider visiting Zagorka . Where to go and what to see in Veleya ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Zhukovsky District, Bryansk Oblast

Zhukovsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the twenty-seven in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is 1,114 square kilometers . Its administrative center is the town of Zhukovka. Population: 36,983; 39,770; 36,812. The population of Zhukovka accounts for 49.4% of the district's total population.

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Located at 53.53 33.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Districts of Bryansk Oblast

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.

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Located at 53.42 33.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Defunct towns in Russia, Destroyed cities, Former populated places in Russia, Geography of Bryansk Oblast, Kievan Rus'