Discover Bor in Russia
Bor in the region of Kaluga is a town located in Russia - some 64 mi or ( 102 km ) South of Moscow , the country's capital .
Local time in Bor is now 08:05 AM (Friday) . 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: Volokolamsk, Verkhnyaya Vyazovnya, Tula, Troitskoye, and Tin'kovo. When in this area, you might want to check out Volokolamsk . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Bor ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Protva River
Protva River is a river in Moscow and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Oka. The length of the river is 282 km. The area of its basin is 4,620 km². The Protva freezes up in early December and stays icebound until early April. Its main tributary is the Luzha River. The towns of Vereya, Borovsk, Protvino and Obninsk are located on the shores of the Protva River.
Located at 54.86 37.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
UNK proton accelerator
The UNK proton accelerator was a large particle accelerator under construction in Protvino, near Moscow, Russia, at the Institute for High Energy Physics. While progress in construction was announced in 1996, after the breakup of the Soviet Union and the economic changes in the country, government funding to the project was halted and only security and maintenance are funded.
Located at 54.87 37.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
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.
Located at 55.07 37.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tarusa
Tarusa is a town and the administrative center of Tarussky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River, 36 kilometers south of Serpukhov, 76 kilometers northeast of Kaluga, and about 140 kilometers south of Moscow. Population: 9,660; 9,893; 8,795.
Located at 54.72 37.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tarussky District
Tarussky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the twenty-four in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It is located in the east of the oblast. The area of the district is 714.6 square kilometers . Its administrative center is the town of Tarusa. Population: 15,255; 15,680; 14,848. The population of Tarusa accounts for 63.3% of the district's total population.
Located at 54.72 37.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
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