Bolshaya Vishera
Bolshaya Vishera
Большая Вишера | |
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  Bolshaya Vishera  Bolshaya Vishera | |
| Coordinates: 58°55′N 32°5′E / 58.917°N 32.083°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Novgorod Oblast |
| District | Malovishersky District |
| Time zone | UTC+03:00 |
Bolshaya Vishera (Russian: Большая Вишера) is a rural locality (a village) in Malovishersky District, Novgorod Oblast, Russia. 1,458 (2010 Census);[1]
During the Second World War, after a relatively short occupation, Bolshaya Vishera was liberated by forces of the 52nd Army on December 16, 1941.[2]
References
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ David M. Glantz, The Battle for Leningrad 1941 - 1944, University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2002, p. 109