Lyskovo
Encyclopedia
Lyskovo is a town and the administrative center of Lyskovsky District
of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
, Russia
, located on the southern side of the Volga River
(since the 1980s, forming the Cheboksary Reservoir
), opposite the mouth of the Kerzhenets River
, 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod
.. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1410. It was granted town status in 1925.
The town is served by Highway M7 (Nizhny Novgorod–Kazan
). There are no railways in Lyskovo or anywhere in the district. Ferry service connects the town with Makaryevo and its famous monastery
.
Lyskovsky District
Lyskovsky District is an administrative district in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Itsadministrative center is the town of Lyskovo.-Geography:Lyskovsky District is located on both sides of the Volga River, about 90 km to the east of...
of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area, the biggest city is Arzamas...
, 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 southern side of the Volga River
Volga River
The Volga is the largest river in Europe in terms of length, discharge, and watershed. It flows through central Russia, and is widely viewed as the national river of Russia. Out of the twenty largest cities of Russia, eleven, including the capital Moscow, are situated in the Volga's drainage...
(since the 1980s, forming the Cheboksary Reservoir
Cheboksary Reservoir
Cheboksary Reservoir is an artificial lake in the central part of the Volga River and formed by the Cheboksary Dam in Novocheboksarsk....
), opposite the mouth of the Kerzhenets River
Kerzhenets River
Kerzhenets River is a river in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Volga, joining the Volga near Lyskovo, about 70 km east of Nizhny Novgorod.-History:...
, 90 kilometres (55.9 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
.. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1410. It was granted town status in 1925.
The town is served by Highway M7 (Nizhny Novgorod–Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
). There are no railways in Lyskovo or anywhere in the district. Ferry service connects the town with Makaryevo and its famous monastery
Makaryev Monastery
Zheltovodsky Makaryev Convent of the Holy Trinityis one of the convents of Russian Orthodox Church.It is located in the vicinity of the urban-type settlement of Makaryevo in Lyskovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast....
.