Zhizdra () is a

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and the

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Zhizdrinsky District Zhizdrinsky District () is an administrativeCharter of Kaluga Oblast and municipalLaw #7-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrati ...

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, located on the

Zhizdra River The Zhizdra () is a river in Kaluga Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is .

southwest of

Kaluga Kaluga (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Its population was 337,058 at the 2021 census. Kaluga's most famous residen ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

The Baltic tribe

Galindians Galindians were two distinct, and now extinct, tribes of the Balts. Most commonly, Galindians refers to the Western Galindians who lived in the southeast part of Prussia. Less commonly, it is used for a tribe that lived in the area of what is t ...

lived in the Kaluga region for a long time. Therefore, many names of rivers, like that of the

Zhizdra river The Zhizdra () is a river in Kaluga Oblast in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka. The length of the river is . The area of its basin is .

, and settlements in

are of Baltic origin. Zhizdra was first mentioned in 1146. Town status was granted to it in 1777. During

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, the town was occupied by the

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from 5 October 1941 to 16 August 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zhizdra serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the

of Zhizdra is incorporated within Zhizdrinsky Municipal District as Zhizdra Urban Settlement.Law #7-OZ

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External links

Official website of Zhizdra

Zhizdra Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast Zhizdrinsky Uyezd