Marshala Zhukova Explained

En Name:Marshala Zhukova
Ru Name:Посёлок Маршала Жукова
Coordinates:51.7133°N 36.3303°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Kursk Oblast
Adm District Jur:Kursky District
Adm Selsoviet Type:Selsoviet
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Klyukvinsky
Inhabloc Cat:Rural locality
Inhabloc Type:Settlement
Mun District Jur:Kursky Municipal District
Mun District Jur Ref:[1]
Rural Settlement Jur:Klyukvinsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement
Pop 2010Census:4715
Established Title:First mentioned
Postal Codes:305502
Postal Codes Ref:[2] [3]
Dialing Codes:4712
Dialing Codes Ref:[4]
Website:http://klukva.rkursk.ru

Marshala Zhukova or Posyolok Marshala Zhukova (Russian: links=no|Маршала Жукова, Посёлок Маршала Жукова) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Klyukvinsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement, Kursky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population:

Geography

The settlement is located 98 km from the Russia–Ukraine border, 8 km east of the district center – the town Kursk, 1.5 km from the selsoviet center – Dolgoye.[5]

ClimateMarshala Zhukova has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).

History

The settlement in honor of general Georgy Zhukov was established in 1994 in the place of a cleared forest. They were built by Turkish workers and the construction took about 6 months. The locality was intended for the Russian military units withdrawn from East Germany. There are 6 residential blocks and 160 houses. The architecture of the settlement seems rather monotonous: more than 150 identical 3-, 4- and 5-storey multidwellings. In the building of the "Officers' House" there is the St. George Orthodox Church.[6]

Transport

Marshala Zhukova is located 1 km from the federal route (Kursk – Voronezh – "Kaspy" Highway; a part of the European route), on the road of intermunicipal significance (R-298 – Durnevo),[7] 3.5 km from the nearest railway station Klyukva[8] (railway line Klyukva — Belgorod).

The rural locality is situated 5 km from Kursk Vostochny Airport, 118 km from Belgorod International Airport and 200 km from Voronezh Peter the Great Airport.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #114-OZ
  2. Web site: Russian shipment tracking service. ГдеПосылка.ру. ru. 2022-02-17.
  3. Web site: Postal codes for Kursky District, Kursk Oblast. ruspost.indexe.info. ru. 2022-02-17.
  4. https://соцпортал46.рф/town/kursk/ Курский район
  5. Web site: Real estate report: Marshala Zhukova. publichnaya-kadastrovaya-karta.com. ru. 2022-02-17.
  6. Web site: A walk through the streets of the settlement named after marshal Zhukov. gorenka.org. ru. 2022-02-17.
  7. Web site: Постановление Администрации Курской области от 28.07.2006 N 76 (ред. от 16.09.2020) "Об утверждении Перечня автомобильных дорог общего пользования регионального и межмуниципального значения Курской области" (дата сохранения: 23.01.2021) / Resolution of the Administration of the Kursk Oblast of July 28, 2006 Nr 76 (as amended on September 16, 2020) "On approval of the List of public roads of regional and intermunicipal significance of the Kursk Oblast" (save date: 01/23/2021). openstreetmap.org. ru. 2022-02-17.
  8. Web site: Станция Клюква. railwayz.info. ru. 2022-02-17.