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Bokastovo Destination Guide

Delve into Bokastovo in Russia

Bokastovo in the region of Rjazan is a city in Russia - some 119 mi or ( 192 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Current time in Bokastovo is now 01:13 AM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Moscow " with a UTC offset of 4 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Vorontsovo, Voronezh, Vladimir, Tuma, and Tula. While being here, make sure to check out Vorontsovo . Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Bokastovo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Meshchera Lowlands

Meshchera Lowlands (Meshchyora Lowlands), also referred to as simply "Meshchera"/"Meshchyora" is a spacious lowland in the middle of the European Russia. It is named after the Finno-Ugric Meshchera tribe, which used to live there. It occupies parts of Moscow Oblast, Vladimir Oblast and Ryazan Oblast; respectively, it is spoken of Moscow, Vladimir, and Ryazan Meshcheras.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 55.18 40.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Geography of Moscow Oblast, Geography of Russia, Geography of Ryazan Oblast, Geography of Vladimir Oblast

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 23 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