Sviyazhsk
Sviyazhsk (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Sviyaga Rivers. It is often referred to as an island since the 1955 construction of the Kuybyshev Reservoir downstream at Tolyatti, but it is in fact connected to the mainland by a causeway.
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- Locality
- Свияжск
- Region
- Татарстан
- Country
- Россия
- Population
- 3,500
- Timezone
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Sviyazhsk (; ) is a rural locality (a selo) in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Sviyaga Rivers. It is often referred to as an island since the 1955 construction of the Kuybyshev Reservoir downstream at Tolyatti, but it is in fact connected to the mainland by a causeway.
In 2017 the Assumption Cathedral and Monastery were added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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