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The oblast Lipetsk (Russian: Липецкая область) located in Central Russia. It borders on the oblasts Tula, Ryazan, Tambov, Voronezh, Kursk and Oryol.
Regions
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places
- 1 Lipetsk
(Липецк) - the capital of the Oblast, founded at the time of Peter the Great
- 2 Jelez
(Елец) - the second largest city in the Oblast on the bank of the Sosna River
- 3 Gryazi (Грязи) —transport hub and industrial city
- 4 Dankow (Данков) -
- 5 Lebedjan (Лебедянь) -
- 6 Usman
(Усмань) -
- 7 Chaplygin (Чаплыгин) -
- 8 Sadonsk (Задонск) - located on the Don, worth seeing: Vladimir Cathedral and the Monastery of Our Lady
Other goals
- 1 Galichya Gora - a nature reserve near the city of Jelez. Galichya Gora is located in the Eastern European forest-steppe ecoregion, a transition zone between the deciduous forests of the north and the grasslands in the south. This ecoregion is characterized by a mosaic of forests, steppes and river wetlands. There is a humid continental climate with mild summers and cold, snowy winters.
background
The Lipetsk Oblast is located in the Eastern European Plain. It is traversed by the Don. The fertile one Central black earth region enables horticulture and intensive agriculture. Grains and vegetables are grown. In addition to cattle and pigs, sheep, goats and poultry are also raised in animal husbandry,
The most important branches of industry are metal processing and mechanical engineering. Between Lipetsk and Gryazi there has been a special economic zone since 2005, in which some foreign investors have settled.
language
getting there
- By plane: the little national one 1 Lipetsk airport(IATA: LPK) is located about 15 km north of the city of Lipetsk.
- By car: From Moscow one drives on the
/
to Lipetsk, approx. 465 km. Alternatively: route via the
, about 470 km.
- By Rail: From Moscow via Jelez to Lipetsk, approx. 10 h.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 2 Shukhov Tower in Polibino The world's first hyperboloid structure - an open steel lattice tower - is located in Polibino (Dankovsky district). The hyperboloid tower was built and patented in 1896 by the Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Schuchow. Famous architects such as Gaudí, Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer followed him and also designed and built hyperboloid structures.
The 26 m high tower was built in 1896 by Vladimir Shukhov
...in the year 2009
activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
literature
Web links
http://admlip.ru/ - Official website of Lipetsk Oblast