Kolyvan Explained

Kolyvan (Russian: Колывань or Russian: Колыван) has various referents:

Placenames

The name of several inhabited localities in Russia.

• Urban localities
  • Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Oblast, a work settlement in Kolyvansky District of Novosibirsk Oblast
• Rural localities
  • Kolyvan, Altai Krai, a selo in Kolyvansky Selsoviet of Kuryinsky District of Altai Krai
  • Kolyvan, Samara Oblast, a selo in Krasnoarmeysky District of Samara Oblast
• Historical places
  • Kolyvan, an ancient Russian name of the city of Tallinn in present-day Estonia

Personal names

• Kolyvan (Russian: Колыван), a bogatyr who appears in various Russian byliny