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Gvozdets in the region of Novgorod is a place located in Russia - some 302 mi or ( 487 km ) North-West of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Gvozdets is now 07:19 AM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Staroye Rakomo, Staraya Mel'nitsa, Smolensk, Leningrad, and Rashchep. When in this area, you might want to check out Staroye Rakomo . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Gvozdets ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Ilmen

Lake Ilmen is a historically important lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia, formerly a vital part of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The city of Novgorod lies six kilometers below the lake's outflow. According to the Max Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary, the name of the lake originates from the Finnish "Ilmajärvi", which means "small lake". There are many lakes in Russia with their names being derivative from Lake Ilmen.

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Located at 58.33 31.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Lakes of Novgorod Oblast, Neva basin

Msta River

The Msta is a river in Vyshnevolotsky, Udomelsky, and Bologovsky Districts of Tver Oblast and in Borovichsky, Okulovsky, Lyubytinsky, Malovishersky, Krestetsky, and Novgorodsky Districts, as well as in the town of Borovichi of Novgorod Oblast of Russia. It is a tributary of Lake Ilmen. It is 445 kilometres long, and the area of its basin 23,300 square kilometres . The principal tributaries of the Msta are the Berezayka (left), the Uver (right), and the Kholova (left).

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Located at 58.42 31.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Neva basin, Rivers of Novgorod Oblast, Rivers of Tver Oblast

Arkazhsky Monastery

The Arkazhy Monastery was one of the most important monasteries of medieval Novgorod the Great. It stood about two miles south of the city and just west of the Yuriev Monastery. All that remains of it today is the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God, which is visible on the road out to the Yuriev Monastery. The foundations of the medieval monastery were excavated by Soviet archaeologists in 1961.

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Located at 58.49 31.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1153 establishments in Russia, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings, Monasteries in Russia, Religious organizations established in the 1150s, Russian Orthodox monasteries

Novgorod Airport

Airport Yurievo is one of the two airports in the city of Velikiy Novgorod, Russia (the other being Krechevitsy), located 4 km southwest of the city centre in Yurievo. Currently the airport is not operational. Yurievo was a busy airport in the Soviet era, with regular flights to Minsk, Moscow, Krasnodar and other destinations. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the airport became abandoned due to economic stagnation.

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Located at 58.49 31.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Airports built in the Soviet Union, Airports in Novgorod Oblast, Buildings and structures in Novgorod

Yuriev Monastery

The St. George's (Yuriev) Monastery is usually cited as Russia's oldest monastery. It stands south of Novgorod on the left bank of the Volkhov River near where it flows out of Lake Ilmen. The monastery used to be the most important in the medieval Novgorod Republic. It is part of the World Heritage Site named Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings.

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Located at 58.49 31.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: 1110s architecture, Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings, Monasteries in Russia