Bolshaya Vishera

Bolshaya Vishera (Russian: Большая Вишера) is a rural locality (a village) in Malovishersky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia. 1,458 (2010 Census);[1]

Bolshaya Vishera
Большая Вишера
Posyolok
Bolshaya Vishera is located in Novgorod Oblast
Bolshaya Vishera
Bolshaya Vishera
Bolshaya Vishera is located in Russia
Bolshaya Vishera
Bolshaya Vishera
Coordinates: 58°55′N 32°5′E
CountryRussia
RegionNovgorod Oblast
DistrictMalovishersky District
Time zoneUTC+03:00

During the Second World War, after a relatively short occupation, Bolshaya Vishera was liberated by forces of the 52nd Army on December 16, 1941.[2]

References
  1. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  2. David M. Glantz, The Battle for Leningrad 1941 - 1944, University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2002, p. 109


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.