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Golovinka Destination Guide

Discover Golovinka in Russia

Golovinka in the region of Kaluga is a town located in Russia - some 50 mi or ( 80 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Golovinka is now 11:05 AM (Sunday) . 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, Tver, Tula, Tarutino, and Ryazan. When in this area, you might want to check out Volokolamsk . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Golovinka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Balabanovo

Balabanovo is a town in Borovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Protva River 76 kilometers northeast of Kaluga. Population: 26,337; 23,312; 19,139.

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Located at 55.18 36.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast

Tarutino, Russia

Tarutino is a rural locality in Zhukovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Nara River 35 kilometers from Maloyaroslavets. It has an altitude of 262 meters . It has a population of 733. The 1812 Battle of Tarutino in Napoleon's invasion of Russia took place eight kilometers from the village.

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Located at 55.12 36.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Rural localities in Kaluga Oblast

Yermolino Airport

Yermolino Airport (also given as Borovsk) is an airport in Russia located 6 kilometers north-west of Balabanovo. It is a large airfield which mainly services propeller-driven aircraft.

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Located at 55.23 36.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Kaluga Oblast

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 13 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

Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering

Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering (Russian: Обнинский институт атомной энергетики, traditionally abbreviated ИАТЭ) is an institution of higher education located in Obninsk. It began as a branch of the Moscow Engineering and Physics Institute in 1953 to provide specialists in the field of nuclear physics, reactor physics and reactor engineering for growing nuclear industry of the former Soviet Union.

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Located at 55.14 36.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Universities and institutes established in the Soviet Union, Universities in Russia