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Explore Volkovo in Russia

Volkovo in the region of Kaluga is a place in Russia - some 123 mi or ( 199 km ) South-West of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Time in Volkovo is now 08:08 PM (Thursday) . 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: Volokolamsk, Volkovo, Tver, Tula, and Smolensk. Since you are here already, consider visiting Volokolamsk . Where to go and what to see in Volkovo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Moshonki

Moshonki is a rural locality in Meshchovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located 155 kilometers southwest of Moscow River Serena (A tributary of the Oka tributary Zhizdra). Crossing the village is the Moscow–Kiev railway line. The nearest station at Kudrinskaya is about 7 kilometers away from Moshonki. The best known feature of Moshonki is the structure of the place Alexander Nevsky Church from the 18th century, which was built in the 1930s, destroyed by a fire, and recently rebuilt.

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Located at 54.28 35.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Rural localities in Kaluga Oblast

Shamordino Convent

The stauropegial Convent of St. Ambrose and Our Lady of Kazan (Казанская Амвросиевская ставропигиальная женская пустынь, Kazanskaya Amvrosiyevskaya stavropigial'naya zhenskaya pustyn') is a Russian Orthodox convent in the village of Shamordino, Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It was founded near the village of Shamordino in 1884 with the blessing of Saint Ambrose of Optina. It is located on the Serena River, 12 km from Optina Monastery.

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Located at 54.16 35.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1884 establishments, Buildings and structures in Kaluga Oblast, Monasteries in Russia, Russian Orthodox monasteries