Official Name: | Prokshino |
Native Name: | Прокшино |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Vologda Oblast#Russia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Russia |
Subdivision Name1: | Vologda Oblast |
Subdivision Name3: | Vytegorsky District |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +3:00 |
Coordinates: | 60.7667°N 84°W[1] |
Prokshino (Russian: Прокшино) is a rural locality (a village) in Kemskoye Settlement, Vytegorsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 147 as of 2002.[2] There are 3 streets.[3]
Prokshino is located 90 km southeast of Vytegra (the district's administrative centre) by road. Pryachevo(priatat` in russian hide) is the nearest locality.[4] Prokshino famous for a huge stone, Urvanov from Mirny in the Guinness Book of Records for digging under it[5] the treasures were hidden under large stones. Urvanov Vladimir wrote on the Internet in 10 sites[6] that he saw the device burst over the Lop(bang in russian) Lake, drops of gold fell[7]