Orenburg

Orenburg, formerly known as Chkalov (1938–1957), is the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast, Russia. It lies in Eastern Europe, near the boundary of Europe and Asia, along the banks of the Ural River, being approximately 1,480 kilometers (920 mi) southeast of Moscow. Wikipedia

Population 536,515 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

Славянский базар
1. Monday: 09:00–19:00
2. Tuesday: 09:00–19:00
3. Wednesday: 09:00–19:00
4. Thursday: 09:00–19:00
5. Friday: 09:00–19:00
6. Saturday: 09:00–19:00
7. Sunday: 09:00–19:00
09:00–19:00
1.6 km from the centre
Михайловский рынок

No hours mapped

480 m from the centre
Магазин Все для видеонаблюдения

No hours mapped

600 m from the centre
Хлебопродукт 2

No hours mapped

1.2 km from the centre
продуктовый рынок Фрутлайн

No hours mapped

1.7 km from the centre
Рынок Локомотив

No hours mapped

2.1 km from the centre
Сокол

No hours mapped

2.4 km from the centre
крытый рынок
Covered hall

No hours mapped

2.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Somewhere to run

Getting around

More train stations: Вишнёвая 3.4 km, Оренбург-Восточный 3.9 km, Пионерская 4.4 km, Берды 5.2 km, Платформа ЭЧК 5.6 km

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