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Zhizdra () is a town and the administrative center of Zhizdrinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Zhizdra
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Жиздра
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
right
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag_of_Zhizdra_(Kaluga_oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Zhizdra (Kaluga oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Kaluga Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur
Zhizdrinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of
Zhizdrinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
Zhizdrinsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
Zhizdra Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
Zhizdrinsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2
Zhizdra Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
5585
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date
1777
Russian inhabited locality.postal_codes
249340
Russian inhabited locality.website
http://gorod-zhizdra.ru/

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • External links

Zhizdra () is a town and the administrative center of Zhizdrinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

==History== The Baltic tribe Galindians lived in the Kaluga region for a long time. Therefore, many names of rivers, like that of the Zhizdra river, and settlements in Russia are of Baltic origin.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zhizdra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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