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Discover Semkino in Russia

Semkino in the region of Kaluga is a town located in Russia - some 59 mi or ( 95 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Semkino is now 02:20 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: Zhukovo, Vysokinichi, Volokolamsk, Tula, and Troyanovo. When in this area, you might want to check out Zhukovo . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Semkino ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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 11 km away
Tags: Early warning systems, Missile defense, Oko

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.

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Located at 54.86 37.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Rivers of Kaluga Oblast, Rivers of Moscow Oblast, Volga basin

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.

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Located at 54.87 37.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Particle physics facilities, Science and technology in the Soviet Union

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 18 km away
Tags: Rural localities 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 23 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