Russia
Urals
Sverdlovsk Oblast

Gornyy Shchit

Gornyy Shchit is a village in , and has about 4,370 residents. Gornyy Shchit is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Village with 4,370 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Chkalovski district, Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg Municipality, Russia
  • Also known as: “Gornoshchitskoye”, “Gornoshitski”, “Gornoshitskoye”, and “Mountain Shield”
  • Address: Горный щит, городской округ Екатеринбург

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church Of The Intercession (Mountain Shield).

Church
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shabrovskiy and Solnechnyi.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km southeast of Gornyy Shchit.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 7 km northeast of Gornyy Shchit.

Village
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
is a village, which is situated 9 km north of Gornyy Shchit.

Gornyy Shchit

Latitude
56.68861° or 56° 41′ 19″ north
Longitude
60.51984° or 60° 31′ 11″ east
Population
4,370
Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)
Open location code
9J82MGQ9+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 245508649
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
1506244
Wiki­data ID
Q2540328
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Gornyy Shchit” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gornyj Sit”
  • Arabic: “غورنيي شتشيت”
  • Cebuano: “Gornyy Shchit”
  • Chechen: “Горни Щит”
  • Chechen: “Горный Щит”
  • Dutch: “Gorny Sjtsjit”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جورنيى شتشيت”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gornyj Sjtsjit”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gornyj Sjtsjit”
  • Norwegian: “Gornyj Sjtsjit”
  • Russian: “Горный Щит”
  • Tatar: “Горный Щит”
  • Ukrainian: “Горний Щит”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as СНТ «Мечта» and СНТ ‘Керамик’.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Отдел по работе с отдалёнными территориями Чкаловского района and Горный Щит 620902.

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