Kamyshin, Historical river city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia
Description
Kamyshin is a city on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir where the Kamyshinka River meets the Volga. The urban area spreads along the river plain, linking residential neighborhoods with industrial districts and a central business quarter.
History
Peter the Great founded a fort called Petrovsk in 1697 to guard workers building a canal between the Volga and Don rivers. The settlement later developed into a trading post and grew during the 19th century through river shipping and grain commerce.
Culture
The Regional Museum of Kamyshin contains exhibits about local traditions, industrial developments, and the agricultural heritage of the Volga region.
Practical
Public transport links residential and industrial areas with the center, running regularly during the day. The city is best explored on foot, with most streets forming a simple grid that makes it easy to find your way.
Did you know?
The region produces large quantities of watermelons and is recognized as Russia's main growing area for this fruit. During the harvest season in late summer, roadside stands appear throughout the city selling fresh melons from nearby fields.
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Stepan Razin Cliff
61.3 km
Petrov Val canal
13.9 km
Alexander Graben
73.3 km
Belogorsky Kamennobrodsky Monastery
76.6 km
Пион тонколистный
93.8 km
Patriarch Oak
120.9 km
Stolbichi
54 km
Щербаковская балка
51.4 km
Dubovsky Ascension Monastery
122.6 km
Zemstvo of Kamyshin
1 km
Камышинские горы Уши и Лоб
7.9 km
Lutheran church, Verkhny Eruslan
92.5 km
Большой Каменный овраг
112.4 km
Նիկոլսկի մայր տաճար
847 m
Კამიშინის დიმიტრი თესალონიკელის ძეგლი
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Церковь Дмитрия Солунского (Меловатка)
101.5 km
Mass grave in khutor Shurupovsky
127.6 km
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130.2 km
Grave of Leonid Ivanovich Chernushkin
91.4 km
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130.7 km
Church of St. John the Forerunner in Dubovsky Ascension Monastery
122.6 km
The grave of A.M. Zherebtsov
91.4 km
Graves of Sergey Timofeyev
102.9 km
Sinyaya Mountain
85.8 km
Budenny street, 71, Ilovlya
134.4 km
Prud Zherebtsov
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