Bolsherechye () is an
urban locality (a
work settlement
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) and the
administrative center
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of
Bolsherechensky District
Bolsherechensky District () is an administrativeLaw #467-OZ and municipalLaw #548-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-two in Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center ...
of
Omsk Oblast
Omsk Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of . Its population is 1,977,665 (Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census) with the majority, 1.12 million, ...
,
Russia
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, located northeast of
Omsk
Omsk (; , ) is the administrative center and largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia and has a population of over one million. Omsk is the third List of cities and tow ...
along the
Irtysh River
The Irtysh is a river in Russia, China, and Kazakhstan. It is the chief tributary of the Ob and is also the longest tributary in the world.
The river's source lies in the Mongolian Altai in Dzungaria (the northern part of Xinjiang, China) cl ...
. Population:
History
The Bolsheretsky fortress was founded on the Irtysh as a barrier for defense from invasions in 1627. Bolsherechye is located about half-way between Omsk and
Tara and is a convenient stopping point for many automobile and river travelers, including those on package tours of the region.
Zoo
Bolsherechye is best known for its
zoo
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, opened in 1983. Bolsherechye Zoo is naturally stretched out through and is much more impressive than its hometown size suggests. Being the only resident zoo in the region, it has daringly but successfully withstood the political, financial, and climatic challenges of the turbulent post-Soviet period. The zoo opens a seasonal branch exhibit in the otherwise dominant Omsk, which to this day has only a small zoological youth station.
Notable residents
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Leonid Yachmenyov (1938–2021), basketball coach
References
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Urban-type settlements in Omsk Oblast
Tarsky Uyezd