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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
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Penza Oblast map with M5 and R158
places
- 1 Pensa
- Capital of the Oblast, worth seeing Museum of Folk Art
- 2 Kuznetsk
- second largest city. There are some churches.
- 3 Zarechny
- Small town, built around 1950, less touristy.
- 4 Kamenka - some art nouveau buildings
- 5 Serdobsk - Some buildings from the 19th century, Archangel Michael Cathedral.
- 6 Nizhny Lomov
- 19th century building
- 7 Nikolsk - 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
- 2 Troitse-Scanov Convent (Троице-Сканов монастырь). 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 Narovchat to be found on the upper reaches of the Mokscha River.
background
language
getting there
By plane:
By car:
- Of Moscow on the
"Volga" after Pensa (~ 650 km) and further on Samara (~ 430 km).
- Of Nizhny Novgorod on the
to Penza (~ 420 km) and further to Saratov (~ 230 km).
mobility
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activities
kitchen
nightlife
security
climate
literature
Web links
- http://www.pnzreg.ru/ - Penza Oblast Official Website