Komkino, Tver Oblast
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Komkino (
rural locality in Firovsky District of Tver Oblast, Russia, located south of the town of Valday.[1][2]
This small village of about forty houses is located on both sides of the
Shlina River, by Lake Shlino
. The water between Lake Shlino and the Shlina is regulated by a large dam, located at one end of the village. The dam was once a prime fishing location, but it has been closed off to the public for over ten years.
There is no plumbing in the village, and most houses are heated with wood-burning stoves. While the area has recently suffered some change through the transformation of certain private homes into summer
.Komkino is also located in a forested region rich with berries (wild blackberries and raspberries, in particular) and mushrooms. Notable nearby landmarks include a summer youth camp and an Air Force Base.
Notes
- ^ Komkino (Approved - N) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Valday, U.S.S.R., Sheet: NO 36-08 (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Series: N 501 (Topographic). United States Army Map Service. 1963.
57°40′26″N 33°25′37″E / 57.67389°N 33.42694°E
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