Penza (Oblast) - Pensa (Oblast)

Map of Penza (Oblast)

The oblast Pensa (Пензенская область) is in the Russian federal district Volga. It borders the oblasts to the west Ryazan and Tambov, in the south Saratov, in the east Ulyanovsk and in the north to the republic Mordovia.

Regions

Penza Oblast map with M5 and R158

places

  • 1 PensaWebsite of this institutionPenza in the travel guide Wikivoyage in another languagePensa in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPensa in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPensa (Q5540) in the Wikidata database - Capital of the Oblast, worth seeing Museum of Folk Art
  • 2 KuznetskWebsite of this institutionKuznetsk in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKuznetsk in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKuznetsk (Q155947) in the Wikidata database - second largest city. There are some churches.
  • 3 ZarechnyWebsite of this institutionSaretschny in the encyclopedia WikipediaSaretschny in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSaretschny (Q136715) in the Wikidata database - Small town, built around 1950, less touristy.
  • 4 KamenkaKamenka in the Wikipedia encyclopediaKamenka in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsKamenka (Q143839) in the Wikidata database - some art nouveau buildings
  • 5 SerdobskSerdobsk in the encyclopedia WikipediaSerdobsk in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsSerdobsk (Q194048) in the Wikidata database - Some buildings from the 19th century, Archangel Michael Cathedral.
  • 6 Nizhny LomovWebsite of this institutionNizhny Lomov in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNizhny Lomov in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsNizhny Lomow (Q172696) in the Wikidata database - 19th century building
  • 7 NikolskNikolsk in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNikolsk in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsNikolsk (Q173064) in the Wikidata database - Fans of crystal glass visit the museum. The glass factory produced jewelry for the Tsar of Russia and the Persian Shahs for over 200 years

Other goals

  • 1  Tarkhany Estate (Тарханы). Tarkhany Estate in the Wikipedia encyclopediaTarkhany Estate in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryTarkhany Estate (Q2027307) in the Wikidata database.Here is the poet Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov grew up.
  • 2  Troitse-Scanov Convent (Троице-Сканов монастырь). Troitse-Scanov Convent in the encyclopedia WikipediaTroitse-Scanov Convent in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsTroitse-Scanov Convent (Q4463419) in the Wikidata database.Trinity Monastery.
  • Mukhsha or Muxşa (Naruçat) was a medieval city of the 14th / 15th centuries. JH of the Golden Horde. From 1313-1367 the city minted its own coins. In the 15th century it lost its importance and was abandoned. The ruins (brick walls, a bath, Muslim graves) are close by 8 NarovchatNarovchat in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNarovchat in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryNarovchat (Q1973581) in the Wikidata database to be found on the upper reaches of the Mokscha River.

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By plane:

  • 1  Penza Airport (Пенза, IATA: PEZ). Penza Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPenza Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsPenza Airport (Q961973) in the Wikidata database.Small airport, connections to Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

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