Barsovo () is a

rural locality In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically describ ...

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), downward movement of a structure's foundation *Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money *Settlement (litigatio ...

) in Pershinskoye Rural Settlement,

Kirzhachsky District Kirzhachsky District () is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #36-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is t ...

Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Oblast () is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, the oblast's population was 1,443,693. The UNESCO World Heritage L ...

, Russia. The population was 1,030 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. On 22nd April 2025, the 51st Arsenal of the

Main Missile and Artillery Directorate The Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (), commonly referred to by its transliterated acronym GRAU (), is a department of the Russian Ministry of Defense. It is subordinate to the Chief of ...

located at Barsovo suffered an explosion followed by fires and 450 residents were evacuated from nearby towns.

Geography

Barsovo is located 12 km south of

Kirzhach Kirzhach () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Kirzhachsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Kirzhach River in the west of the oblast, west of Vladimir, Russia, Vladimir and ...

(the district's administrative centre) by road. Ileykino is the nearest rural locality.Расстояние от Барсова до Киржача
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References

Rural localities in Kirzhachsky District {{Kirzhachsky-geo-stub