Vshchizh

Vshchizh is a village in the of the of Russia. Now it is a part of the Shamordino rural settlement. Vshchizh was an old Russian town on the Desna River between the 11th and 13th centuries.
  • Hamlet with 41 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 200 metres (640 feet)
  • …is also known as “Vshchikh”
  • …was formerly known as “Щиж”
  • Description: village in Zhukovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, Russia
  • Address: Жуковский муниципальный округ, 242711
  • Postal code: 242711

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ovstug and Trosna.
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Latitude
53.41889° or 53° 25′ 8″ north
Longitude
33.83164° or 33° 49′ 54″ east
Open location code
9G5MCR9J+HM
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Vshchizh” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Vsiz”
  • Armenian: “Վշչիժ (գյուղ, Ժուկովսկի շրջան)”
  • Armenian: “Վշչիժ”
  • Chechen: “Вщиж”
  • Crimean Tatar: “Vşçij”
  • Dutch: “Vsjtsjizj”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ڤشتشيزه”
  • Finnish: “Vštšiž”
  • German: “Vščiž”
  • German: “Wschtschisch”
  • Italian: “Vščiž”
  • Japanese: “フシチイシュ”
  • Korean: “프시시”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vsjizj”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vsjtsjizj”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vsjizj”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vsjtsjizj”
  • Ossetian: “Вщиж”
  • Russian: “Вшиж”
  • Russian: “Вщиж”
  • Tajik: “Вшиж”
  • Ukrainian: “Вщиж”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Фундамент церкви and музей Вщижского поселения.

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