Sursk
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Sursk is a town in Gorodishchensky District
of Penza Oblast
, Russia
, located on the left bank of the Sura River
, 92 kilometres (57.2 mi) east of Penza
. Population:
It was founded c. 1860 as the village of Nikolsky Khutor , which separated from the village of Nikolskoye. In 1953, it was granted town status and renamed Sursk (after the Sura River).
Gorodishchensky District, Penza Oblast
Gorodishchensky District, Penza Oblast is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 27 in Penza Oblast, Russia....
of Penza Oblast
Penza Oblast
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, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the left bank of the Sura River
Sura River
Sura is a river in Russia, a right tributary of the Volga River. It flows through Penza Oblast, Mordovia, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Chuvashia and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Its length is 841 km, it is navigable for 394 km from the mouth....
, 92 kilometres (57.2 mi) east of Penza
Penza
-Honors:A minor planet, 3189 Penza, discovered by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1978, is named after the city.-Notable residents:...
. Population:
It was founded c. 1860 as the village of Nikolsky Khutor , which separated from the village of Nikolskoye. In 1953, it was granted town status and renamed Sursk (after the Sura River).