Vorsma
Encyclopedia
Vorsma is a town in Pavlovsky District
of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Kishma River
(Oka
's tributary
), 71 kilometres (44.1 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod
. Population:
The village of Vorsma was first mentioned in the 16th century. It was granted town status in 1955.
Pavlovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Pavlovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast 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 Kishma River
Kishma River
Kishma is a river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia, a right tributary of the Oka River. The length of the river is 71 km. The area of its basin is 795 km²....
(Oka
Oka River
Oka is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir, and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its total length, as far upstream as to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds...
'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...
), 71 kilometres (44.1 mi) southwest of 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...
. Population:
The village of Vorsma was first mentioned in the 16th century. It was granted town status in 1955.