The Zhizdra () is a river in
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast (russian: Калу́жская о́бласть, translit=Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. The 2021 Russian Census found a population of 1,069,904.
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in
Russia,
Oka's left tributary. The length of the river is . The area of its
basin is .
[«Река ЖИЗДРА»]
Russian State Water Registry The Zhizdra freezes up in late November and stays icebound until early April. Its main tributaries are the
Resseta,
Vytebet
The Vytebet () is a river that flows through the Bryansk, Oryol, and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia. The river is a right tributary of the Zhizdra, and its total length is with a drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowin ...
, and
Seryona. The towns of
Kozelsk
Kozelsk (russian: Козе́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Kozelsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River ( Oka's tributary), southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Popu ...
and
Zhizdra
Zhizdra (russian: Жи́здра, lt, Žizdra) is a town and the administrative center of Zhizdrinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
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are located on the shores of the Zhizdra. The name is of
Lithuanian
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origin.
In
Lithuanian
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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, ''žizdras'' means 'thick sand, gravel'.
The lower course of the Zhizdra is located in
Ugra National Park
Ugra National Park (russian: Национальный парк Угра) is a national park in central Russia, located in Kaluga Oblast, in the valley of the Ugra River. It was established on 10 February 1997 to protect typical landscapes of Cent ...
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References
Rivers of Kaluga Oblast
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