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Discover Smolenka in Russia

Smolenka in the region of Pskov is a place located in Russia - some 368 mi or ( 592 km ) West of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Smolenka is now 06:40 PM (Sunday) . 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: Rugāji, Rēzekne, Ludza, Eversmuiža, and Tuzy. When in this area, you might want to check out Rugāji . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Smolenka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Ostrov (air base)

Ostrov (also given as Gorokhovka or Kildin) is an air base in Pskov Oblast, Russia located 7 km southeast of Ostrov and 57 km south of Pskov. It was a nuclear bomber facility with 15 very large revetments on the east side of the airfield and about 30 small revetments on the west side. As many as 63 Tupolev Tu-16s were based here. It currently hosts the Russian Navy's 444th Center for Combat Employment and Retraining of Personnel Naval Aviation.

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Located at 57.30 28.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Russian and Soviet Navy bases, Soviet Naval Aviation bases

Utroya River

The Utroya (Russian: Утроя, in Latvian the Rītupe) is a river of Latvia and Pytalovsky and Ostrovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast of Russia, a left tributary of the Velikaya River. It is 176 kilometres long, and the area of its basin 3,000 square kilometres . The principal tributary is the Lzha (the Ludza, right). The towns of Kārsava and Pytalovo are located on the banks of the Rītupe/Utroya. The source of the Rītupe is Lake Meirānu in the lake district south of the town of Kārsava.

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Located at 57.37 28.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Latvia–Russia border, Narva River basin, Rivers of Latvia, Rivers of Pskov Oblast

Kukhva River

The Kukhva is a river in Kārsava, Baltinava, and Viļaka municipalities of Latvia and in Pytalovsky and Ostrovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Velikaya River. It is 106 kilometres long, and the area of its basin 828 square kilometres . The source of the Kukhva is Lake Numerne in eastern Latvia. The river flows north, and a stretch of it forms part of the international border between Latvia and Russia.

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Located at 57.37 28.16 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: International rivers of Europe, Latvia–Russia border, Narva River basin, Rivers of Latvia, Rivers of Pskov Oblast

Sinyaya River

The Sinyaya is a river in Verkhnyadzvinsk Raion of Vitebsk Region of Belarus, in Zilupe, Ludza, and Cibla municipalities of Latvia, and in Sebezhsky, Krasnogorodsky, and Ostrovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast in Russia, part of the Baltic Sea basin. It is a left tributary of the Vychegda River. It is 195 kilometres long, and the area of its basin 2,040 square kilometres . Its source of the Sinyaya is Lake Osveya, Belarus, close to the place where the borders of Belarus, Latvia and Russia meet.

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Located at 57.16 28.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Narva River basin, Rivers of Latvia, Rivers of Pskov Oblast, Rivers of Vitebsk Region