Bolsherechye (russian: Большере́чье) is an
urban locality (a
work settlement) and the
administrative center
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of
Bolsherechensky District
Bolsherechensky District (russian: Большере́ченский райо́н) 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. T ...
of
Omsk Oblast
Omsk Oblast (russian: О́мская о́бласть, ''Omskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in southwestern Siberia. The oblast has an area of . Its population is 1,977,665 ( 2010 Census) with the majority, 1.12 ...
,
Russia
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, located northeast of
Omsk
Omsk (; rus, Омск, p=omsk) is the administrative center and largest city of Omsk Oblast, Russia. It is situated in southwestern Siberia, and has a population of over 1.1 million. Omsk is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk ...
along the
Irtysh River
The Irtysh ( otk, 𐰼𐱅𐰾:𐰇𐰏𐰕𐰏, Ertis ügüzüg, mn, Эрчис мөрөн, ''Erchis mörön'', "erchleh", "twirl"; russian: Иртыш; kk, Ертіс, Ertis, ; Chinese: 额尔齐斯河, pinyin: ''É'ěrqísī hé'', Xiao'erj ...
. 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. 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