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Medvedkovo in the region of Tatarstan is a town located in Russia - some 431 mi or ( 693 km ) East of Moscow , the country's capital .

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Local time in Medvedkovo is now 05:11 PM (Sunday) . 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: Yoshkar-Ola, Ul'yanovsk, Saransk, Kuibyshev, and Russkoye Makulovo. When in this area, you might want to check out Yoshkar-Ola . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Medvedkovo ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Sulitsa River

The Sulitsa is a river in Tatarstan, Russian Federation, a right-bank tributary of the Sviyaga River. Its length is 47 km and its drainage basin is 517 km². It origins 3 km west of Maydan village of the Verkhneuslonsky District and falls to the Kuybyshev Reservoir south of Sviyazhsk. Major tributaries are Changara, Mamatkozino, Klyancheyka. The maximal mineralization 500-700 mg/l. Average sediment in mouth per year is 113 mm. Drainage is regulated.

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Located at 55.73 48.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Rivers of Tatarstan

Sviyazhsk

Sviyazhsk or Zöyä is a rural locality in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Sviyaga Rivers. It is often referred to as an island since the construction of the Kuybyshev Reservoir at Tolyatti downstream Volga in 1955, but it is in fact connected to the mainland by a road. Sviyazhsk was founded in 1551 as a fortress, which was built within four weeks from parts made in Uglich and transported down the Volga.

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Located at 55.77 48.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Defunct towns in Russia, Populated places established in 1551, Rural localities in Tatarstan

Sviyaga River

The Sviyaga is a river in the Ulyanovsk Oblast and Tatarstan, a right tributary of the Volga River. It has a length of 375 km. The area of the basin is 16,700 km². The Sviyaga River flows into the Sviyaga Cove of the Kuybyshev Reservoir, west of Kazan. It freezes up in November-December and stays under the ice until April-May. Major tributaries are Arya, Bula, Karla, Kubnya, and Tosha rivers. The city of Ulyanovsk is located on the Sviyaga River.

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Located at 55.73 48.62 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Rivers of Tatarstan, Rivers of Ulyanovsk Oblast

V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory

The V. P. Engel'gardt Astronomical Observatory (Russian: Астрономическая обсерватория им. В. П. Энгельгардта; also known simply as the Engelhardt Observatory), is located 20 km west of Kazan, Russia. It has IAU observatory codes 136. The co-ordinates are about {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:55|50|23|N|48|48|45|E| | |name= }}.

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Located at 55.84 48.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Astronomical observatories in Russia

Verkhneuslonsky District

Verkhneuslonsky District is an administrative and municipal district, one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located in the west of the republic. The area of the district is 1,373.9 square kilometers . Its administrative center is the rural locality of Verkhny Uslon. Population: 16,641; 17,957; 19,894. The population of Verkhny Uslon accounts for 27.0% of the district's total population.

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Located at 55.63 48.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Districts of Tatarstan