Shakhunya
Encyclopedia
Shakhunya is a town and the administrative center of Shakhunsky District
of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Nizhny Novgorod
–Kirov
railroad, 240 kilometres (149.1 mi) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population:
It was founded as a settlement around the railway station
of Shakhunya, which was opened in 1927. It was granted work settlement
status in 1938 and town status in 1943.
Shakhunsky District
Shakhunsky District is an administrative district , one of the 47 in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia....
of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area, the biggest city is Arzamas...
, 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 Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
–Kirov
Kirov, Kirov Oblast
Kirov , formerly known as Vyatka and Khlynov, is a city in northeastern European Russia, on the Vyatka River, and the administrative center of Kirov Oblast. Population: -History:...
railroad, 240 kilometres (149.1 mi) northeast of Nizhny Novgorod. Population:
It was founded as a settlement around 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 Shakhunya, which was opened in 1927. It was granted work settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1938 and town status in 1943.