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Bel'skoye Destination Guide

Touring Bel'skoye in Russia

Bel'skoye in the region of Rjazan is a city located in Russia - some 129 mi or ( 208 km ) South-East of Moscow , the country's capital city .

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Time in Bel'skoye is now 09:45 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Yudinka, Voronezh, Vladimir, Veret'ye, and Tula. Being here already, consider visiting Yudinka . Check out our recommendations for Bel'skoye ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Kursha-2

Kursha-2 was an industrial community in the Central Meshchyora, Ryazan Oblast. It was built soon after the October Revolution for the exploitation of the local forests, and was annihilated by a firestorm on 3 August 1936. The disaster caused 1200 human deaths. A narrow-gauge railway ran from the Trans-Meshchyora trunk-railway to Kursha-2 and then extended to Lesomashinny and Charus. More than 1000 lived in this woodcutters' settlement during the 1930s.

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Located at 54.94 40.56 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: 1936 fires, 1936 in the Soviet Union, Defunct towns in Russia, Disasters in the Soviet Union, Former populated places in Russia, Ryazan Oblast, Wildfires in Russia