The Zhizdra () is a river in
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast (russian: Калу́жская о́бласть, translit=Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. The 2021 Russian Census found a population of 1,069,904.
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in
Russia
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,
Oka
Oka or OKA may refer to:
Cars
* Oka (automobile), a small car designed by AvtoVAZ and produced by ZMA and SeAZ
* OKA 4wd, a large 4-wheel-drive vehicle made in Western Australia by OKA
Military
* 2B1 Oka, Soviet 420 mm self-propelled mor ...
's left tributary. The length of the river is . The area of its
basin is .
[«Река ЖИЗДРА»]
Russian State Water Registry The Zhizdra freezes up in late November and stays icebound until early April. Its main tributaries are the
Resseta,
Vytebet
The Vytebet () is a river that flows through the Bryansk, Oryol, and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia. The river is a right tributary of the Zhizdra, and its total length is with a drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowin ...
, and
Seryona. The towns of
Kozelsk
Kozelsk (russian: Козе́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Kozelsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River (Oka's tributary), southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Populatio ...
and
Zhizdra
Zhizdra (russian: Жи́здра, lt, Žizdra) is a town and the administrative center of Zhizdrinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
His ...
are located on the shores of the Zhizdra. The name is of
Lithuanian origin.
In
Lithuanian, ''žizdras'' means 'thick sand, gravel'.
The lower course of the Zhizdra is located in
Ugra National Park
Ugra National Park (russian: Национальный парк Угра) is a national park in central Russia, located in Kaluga Oblast, in the valley of the Ugra River (Oka), Ugra River. It was established on 10 February 1997 to protect typical la ...
.
References
Rivers of Kaluga Oblast
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