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Yelizovo

Town in Kamchatka Krai, Russia, located on the Avacha River 32 kilometers (20 mi) northwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with a population of 39,569 (2010 Census).
Founded in 1848 as the selo of Stary Ostrog (Ста́рый Остро́г), it was renamed Zavoyko (Заво́йко) in 1897, after the Russian admiral Vasily Zavoyko who led the defense of Petropavlovsk in 1854. The village was renamed Yelizovo in 1924. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1964, and town status was granted in 1975.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelizovo

Recent city comments:

  • Стоянка МиГ-31, слава (guest) wrote 7 years ago:
    почему МИГов, скорее 1 МИГа. Ибо один разбился по секретным причинам в октябре 2015 года
  • Профилакторный корпус, Михаил (guest) wrote 10 years ago:
    Бывшая гостиница летного состава
  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, Skydiver (guest) wrote 14 years ago:
    Around Moscow in mainly
  • Zvyozdny grocery store, Hamuster wrote 14 years ago:
    Магазин всю жизнь назывался "Звездный", никак не Океан, это точно. Здание с красивой советской архитектурой, выполнено в виде полусферы
  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Airport, 33 (guest) wrote 15 years ago:
    Dear citizens of Elizovo! Where do your skydivers habitate?
53°10'8"N   158°25'16"E
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