Kalininsk
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city, district center
Town and the administrative center of Kalininsky District in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Balanda River (Medveditsa's tributary), 121 kilometers (75 mi) west of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,441 (2010 Census).
It was founded in 1680 as the village of Balanda (Бала́нда), named so after the Balanda River, whose name in turn is possibly derived from a dialectal word indicating the river's windiness. In 1962, Balanda was granted town status and renamed Kalininsk after Mikhail Kalinin, a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician.
It was founded in 1680 as the village of Balanda (Бала́нда), named so after the Balanda River, whose name in turn is possibly derived from a dialectal word indicating the river's windiness. In 1962, Balanda was granted town status and renamed Kalininsk after Mikhail Kalinin, a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalininsk,_Saratov_Oblast
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 51°30'1"N 44°28'19"E
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- Voronezh 379 km
- Stary Oskol 469 km
- Ryazan 494 km
- Tula 562 km
- Kursk 582 km
- Kharkiv 608 km
- Domodedovo 631 km
- Moscow 712 km
- Bryansk 727 km
- Кладбище 0.8 km
- ПФР 0.9 km
- Windbreak 8.9 km
- State windbreak 11 km