Saransk, Capital city in Mordovia, Russia
Saransk stretches along the upper Insar River at the confluence with Saranka River, surrounded by the Volga River uplands at 160 meters elevation.
The settlement began in 1641 as a wooden fortress called Saransky Ostrozhek, constructed with oak logs and hexagonal towers to defend against nomadic raids.
The Regional Museum, Visual Arts Museum, Yaushev Music Theater, and State Puppet Theater form the main cultural institutions preserving Mordovian heritage.
The transportation system includes regular buses, trolleybuses, and railway connections to major cities like Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, and Samara.
The city hosted four matches during the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Mordovia Arena, leading to substantial infrastructure improvements across transportation and hospitality sectors.
Location: Mordovia
Inception: 1641
Elevation above the sea: 160 m
Website: http://adm-saransk.ru
GPS coordinates: 54.18333,45.18333
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:06
Mordovia Arena
1.2 km
Cathedral of St. Theodore Ushakov
235 m
Republican Erzya Museum
312 m
Stratonauts memorial
1.4 km
Church of St. John the Theologian (Saransk)
304 m
Yaushev State Music Theater
386 m
Smolny National Park
71.2 km
Monastery of John the Evangelist in Makarovka
5.5 km
Monument to Yemelyan Pugachev
2.1 km
Ice Palace of the Republic of Mordovia
804 m
Հայրենական մեծ պատերազմում զոհված Մորդովիայի զինվորների հուշահամալիր
330 m
Mordovian History Museum
694 m
Памятник семье (Саранск)
278 m
Museum of Military History 1941-1945
329 m
Mordovian National Drama Theater
609 m
Museum of Mordovian National Culture
679 m
Russian Dramatic Theater of the Mordovia Republic
585 m
Памятник Ушакову (Саранск)
105 m
Building of the Government of Mordovia
253 m
Musée Polejaïev
892 m
Mordovian Republican Children's Library
275 m
Памятник Ленину (Саранск)
410 m
Памятник Полежаеву (Саранск)
844 m
Simkinsky Sustainable Development Reserve
55 km
House of Soviets, Saransk
496 m
Church of the Archangel Michael
46.4 km
Etno Kudo
21.5 km
Miejski Ogród Zoologiczny w Sarańsku
922 mReviews
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