Bekovo
Russia /
Penza /
Bekovo /
World
/ Russia
/ Penza
/ Bekovo
, 3 km from center (Беково)
World / Russia / Penza
town, district center
Urban locality (a work settlement) and the administrative center of Bekovsky District of Penza Oblast, Russia, located to the extreme south of the oblast on the right bank of the Khopyor River, 154 kilometers (96 mi) from Penza. Population: 6,941 (2010 Census).
It was founded in the late 17th century and renamed in the 18th century after Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky. The inhabitants built the church of St. Nicholas in 1771 and the Church of the Intercession in 1813. Urban-type settlement status was granted to Bekovo in 1959.
It was founded in the late 17th century and renamed in the 18th century after Alexander Bekovich-Cherkassky. The inhabitants built the church of St. Nicholas in 1771 and the Church of the Intercession in 1813. Urban-type settlement status was granted to Bekovo in 1959.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bekovo,_Penza_Oblast
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°27'34"N 43°41'3"E
- Gribanovsky 164 km
- Pronsk 332 km
- Kantemirovka 405 km
- Gus-Khrustalny 408 km
- Markivka 434 km
- Rovenki 438 km
- Borisovka 573 km
- Shablykino 578 km
- Lokot 621 km
- Kolomak 654 km
- Railway crossing 0.6 km
- Railway crossing 0.9 km
- Postal st., 55 1.6 km
- Бековский район электрических сетей 1.7 km
- 2nd October st., 14 1.8 km
- Beach on river Khoper 2.5 km
- Ozero Zimovnoe 7.2 km
- ozero Glubokoe 7.8 km