Vyatskiye Polyany
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Vyatskiye Polyany is a town in Kirov Oblast
, Russia
, located on the right bank of the Vyatka River
, 350 kilometres (217.5 mi) southeast of Kirov
. Population:
It has been known since 1596. A railway passed through it in 1915. Urban-type settlement
status was granted to it in 1938 and town status—in 1942.
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: -History:In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Vyatka remained a place of exile for opponents of the tsarist regime, including many prominent revolutionary figures.In 1920, a number of...
, 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 right bank of the Vyatka River
Vyatka River
The Vyatka River is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, right tributary of the Kama River. It is 1,314 km in length. The area of its basin is 129,000 km²....
, 350 kilometres (217.5 mi) southeast of Kirov
Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Population: -History:...
. Population:
It has been known since 1596. A railway passed through it in 1915. Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status was granted to it in 1938 and town status—in 1942.