Kosteryovo
Encyclopedia
Kosteryovo is a town in Petushinsky District
of Vladimir Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Lipnya River (Klyazma
's tributary
), 52 kilometres (32.3 mi) west of Vladimir
. Population:
It was founded as a settlement serving the railway station
of the same name, which opened in 1890. It was granted town status in 1981.
There is a cultural center, a museum, and a music school in the town.
Petushinsky District
Petushinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 16 in Vladimir Oblast, Russia....
of Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Lipnya River (Klyazma
Klyazma River
The Klyazma River is a river in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka River. The length of the river is 686 kilometres. The area of its drainage basin is 42,500 km². The Klyazma River freezes up in November and stays under the ice...
's tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
), 52 kilometres (32.3 mi) west of Vladimir
Vladimir
Vladimir is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Klyazma River, to the east of Moscow along the M7 motorway. Population:...
. Population:
It was founded as a settlement serving the railway station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
of the same name, which opened in 1890. It was granted town status in 1981.
There is a cultural center, a museum, and a music school in the town.