Mordovia - Mordovia

Mordovia is an autonomous republic of Russian Federation.

To know

Geographical notes

There Mordovia or Republic of the Mordvini it is located in the eastern section of European Russia. The western part of the republic includes the plain of Oka Don, the central and eastern part of the Volga heights.Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to the north, with the Chuvash to the northeast, with theUlyanovsk Oblast to the east and southeast, with thePenza Oblast to the south and southwest and with theRyazan Oblast to the west. From the hydrographic point of view, the Republic is very rich as it is crossed by more than a hundred rivers.

When to go

The climate is moderately continental and temperatures range from -11 ° in the winter to 19 ° in the summer months.

Spoken languages

• Russian
• mokšo (co-officer)
• erza, another Mordvina language widespread in the region.

Territories and tourist destinations

Urban centers

Other destinations

How to get

By plane

Saransk has an airport (IATA:SKX) with flights within the Russian Federation and in particular to and from Moscow (5 times a week).

By car

The most important road through the region is the M5 called "Ural highway"

On the train

The 042J train from Moscow arrives in Saransk.

How to get around

What see

What to do

At the table

Safety

Other projects

• Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Mordovia
• Commons contains images or other files on Mordovia

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