Penza Oblast
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Penza Oblast (Пе́нзенская о́бласть PYEHN-zeen-skuh-yuh OH-bluhst’) is a region in the Volga Region|Middle Volga, bordering Tambov Oblast to the west, Ryazan Oblast to the northwest, Mordovia to the north, Ulyanovsk Oblast to the east, and Saratov Oblast to the south.
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Cities
- Penza (Russia) | Penza — the large industrial capital city is pleasantly green; be sure to visit the fairytale-like, wooden Museum of Russian folk art
- Kuznetsk — the second largest city in the region with a few churches worth seeking out only if you happen to be here
- Nikolsk — glass works nuts will want to visit its Museum of Crystal Glass; its glass plant produced fineries for the Tsar of Russia and the Persian Shahs for over 200 years
- Serdobsk — a large town with some of the region's more attractive 19th century architecture, including the Gothic Church of Saint Michael the Archangel
- Zarechny — a small city, built in the 1950s, not a tourist destination by any stretch of the imagination
More Destinations
- The somewhat underwhelming ruins of Mukhsha, a medieval city of the Golden Horde
- Tarkhani Estate-museum — the childhood home of Lermontov
- The estate-museum of V.G. Belinsky
- Troitsa-Skanov Monastery and cave complex
Travel to Penza Oblast
Penza is the first major stop in Russia on the South Ural route of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which starts in Kharkiv. Daily overnight trains from Moscow take 13 hours and arrive around 09:00.
Penza's modest airport services Flights to/from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Saratov.
Things to Do
- Hunting, fishing (including wolf hunts!)
Halal Restaurants in Penza Oblast
To be updated
Stay Safe
No Islamophobic Incidents have been reported
News & References Penza Oblast
Travel Next
The next major stop to the east on the South Ural route of the Trans-Siberian Railway is Samara.
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