Malmyzh
Russia /
Kirov /
Malmyzh /
World
/ Russia
/ Kirov
/ Malmyzh
, 1 km from center (Малмыж)
World / Russia / Kirov
city, district center
Town and the administrative center of Malmyzhsky District in Kirov Oblast, Russia, located on the Shoshma River (Vyatka's tributary), near its confluence with the Zasora, Moksha, and Krupny Lach Rivers, 294 kilometers (183 mi) southeast of Kirov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 8,265 (2010 Census).
It was first mentioned as the Mari village of Malmyzh in the 15th century. Malmyzh was the capital of Mari Malmyzh principality subordinated to Kazan. Mari prince Boltush (Poltysh) offered resistance to Russian offensive and was killed by a cannonball on April 26, 1553. Russian fortress was built here in 1584 to suppress recalcitrant Mari people. It was granted town status in 1780.
It was first mentioned as the Mari village of Malmyzh in the 15th century. Malmyzh was the capital of Mari Malmyzh principality subordinated to Kazan. Mari prince Boltush (Poltysh) offered resistance to Russian offensive and was killed by a cannonball on April 26, 1553. Russian fortress was built here in 1584 to suppress recalcitrant Mari people. It was granted town status in 1780.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malmyzh,_Kirov_Oblast
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 56°31'11"N 50°42'2"E
- Izhevsk 151 km
- Kirov 252 km
- Perm 358 km
- Berezniki 485 km
- Nizhny Tagil 573 km
- Yekaterinburg 581 km
- Syktyvkar 593 km
- Kamensk-Uralsky 678 km
- Tyumen 891 km
- Yugorsk 892 km
- Boarding school 1.2 km
- Epiphany Cathedral 1.3 km
- Komsomolskaya ulitsa, 64 1.5 km
- Stadium 1.5 km
- Local history museum 1.6 km
- Komsomolskaya ulitsa, 72 1.7 km
- Former kindergarten 1.8 km
- Малмыжский промкомбинат 1.9 km
- Малмыжский район электрических сетей 2.8 km
- Gas station 3 km