Levshinka, Kursk Oblast
Rural locality in Kursk Oblast, Russia
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Levshinka (Russian: Левшинка) is a rural locality (Russian: деревня, lit. 'village') in Vyshnederevensky Selsoviet Rural Settlement, Lgovsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: 104 (2010 census);[2] 157 (2002 census);[6]
Levshinka
Левшинка | |
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Village[1] | |
 Interactive map of Levshinka | |
  Levshinka Location of Levshinka  Levshinka Levshinka (Kursk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′55″N 35°15′05″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Lgovsky District[1] |
| SelsovietSelsoviet | Vyshnederevensky |
| Population | |
• Total | 104 |
• Estimate (2010) | 104 (0%) |
| • Municipal district | Lgovsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Vyshnederevensky Selsoviet Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 307730 |
| Dialing code | +7 47140 |
| OKTMO ID | 38622417171 |
| Website | vishderss |
Geography
The village is located on the Malaya Loknya River (a left tributary of the Loknya in the Psel basin), 26 km from the Russia–Ukraine border, 72 km south-west of Kursk, 23 km south of the district center – the town Lgov, 13 km from the selsoviet center – Vyshniye Derevenki.[7]
- Climate
Levshinka has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
History
The settlement of Levshinka was taken over in August 2024, the BBC reported, by the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[8]
Transport
Levshinka is located 20 km from the road of regional importance 38K-017 (Kursk – Lgov – Rylsk – border with Ukraine), 1.5 km from the road 38K-024 (Lgov – Sudzha),[9] 2 km from the nearest (closed) railway halt Anastasyevka[10] (railway line Lgov I — Podkosylev).
The rural locality is situated 79 km from Kursk Vostochny Airport, 128 km from Belgorod International Airport and 279 km from Voronezh Peter the Great Airport.
