Discover Gomsel'ga in Russia
Gomsel'ga in the region of Kareliya is a town located in Russia - some 455 mi or ( 732 km ) North of Moscow , the country's capital .
Local time in Gomsel'ga is now 02:01 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Vostochnaya, Utoki, Surguba, Spasskaya Guba, and Leningrad. When in this area, you might want to check out Vostochnaya . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gomsel'ga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Besovets
Besovets is a rural locality in Prionezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. Municipally, it is a part of Shuyskoye Rural Settlement of Prionezhsky Municipal District. On June 20, 2011, RusAir Flight 9605 crashed near Besovets while on approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing forty-five and injuring seven people.
Located at 61.91 34.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Petrozavodsk Airport
Petrozavodsk Airport is a joint civil-military airport in Russia located 12 kilometres northwest of Petrozavodsk in Besovets, Shuya Rural Settlement. It services small airliners. It is a minor airfield with 12 parking stands and a small amount of tarmac space. The airfield has seen military use as an interceptor base. During the 1960s or 1970s Sukhoi Su-15 aircraft were based at Besovets.
Located at 61.88 34.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Kivach waterfall
Kivach is a 10.7-m-high cascade waterfall in Russia. It is situated on the Suna River in the Kondopoga District, Republic of Karelia and gives its name to the Kivach Natural Reserve, founded in 1931. Kivach owes much of its fame to Gavrila Derzhavin, a Russian poet who was inspired by its "unruly stream" to write "Waterfall", one of the most important Russian poems of the 18th century. Many other eminent visitors followed Derzhavin to see the famed waterfall.
Located at 62.27 33.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
RusAir Flight 9605
RusAir Flight 9605 (also RusLine Flight 243) was a passenger flight which crashed near Petrozavodsk Airport, Petrozavodsk, Russia, on 20 June 2011. 47 of the 52 onboard died. The aircraft involved, a Tupolev Tu-134A-3, was operating a RusAir scheduled domestic flight (as a RusLine service) from Domodedovo International Airport, Moscow, to Petrozavodsk. It crashed on approach in bad weather, coming down on A133 highway about 1,200 m short of the runway, shortly after 23:40 local time.
Located at 61.87 34.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
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