Nizhneye Soskovo
Rural locality in Kursk Oblast, Russia
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Nizhneye Soskovo (Russian: Нижнее Сосково) is a rural locality (Russian: деревня, lit. 'village') in Kosteltsevsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement, Kurchatovsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: 83 (2010 census);[2] 125 (2002 census);[6]
Nizhneye Soskovo
Нижнее Сосково | |
|---|---|
Village[1] | |
 Interactive map of Nizhneye Soskovo | |
  Nizhneye Soskovo Location of Nizhneye Soskovo  Nizhneye Soskovo Nizhneye Soskovo (Kursk Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 51°45′32″N 35°43′07″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kurchatovsky District[1] |
| SelsovietSelsoviet | Kosteltsevsky |
| Population | |
• Total | 83 |
• Estimate (2010) | 83 (0%) |
| • Municipal district | Kurchatovsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Rural settlement | Kosteltsevsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 307250 |
| Dialing code | +7 47131 |
| OKTMO ID | 38621425161 |
| Website | костельцевский-сельсовет |
Geography
The village is located on the Lomna River (a right tributary of the Seym), 71.5 km from the Russia–Ukraine border, 33 km west of Kursk, 12 km north-east of the district center – the town Kurchatov, 13 km from the selsoviet center – Kosteltsevo.[7]
- Climate
Nizhneye Soskovo has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Nizhneye Soskovo | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
12.8 (55.0) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25 (77) |
24.4 (75.9) |
18 (64) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−1 (30) |
8 (46) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
45 (1.8) |
48 (1.9) |
51 (2.0) |
63 (2.5) |
72 (2.8) |
75 (3.0) |
56 (2.2) |
59 (2.3) |
59 (2.3) |
48 (1.9) |
49 (1.9) |
677 (26.6) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/kursk-oblast/нижнее-сосково-672842/ | |||||||||||||
Transport
Nizhneye Soskovo is located 25 km from the federal route M-2 Crimea Highway, 10.5 km from the road of regional importance 38K-017 (Kursk – Lgov – Rylsk – border with Ukraine), on the roads of intermunicipal significance 38H-803 (Nizhneye Soskovo – Gardens near the village of Berezutskoye) and 38H-575 (Seym River – Mosolovo – Nizhneye Soskovo),[8] 11.5 km from the nearest railway halt 433 km[9] (railway line Lgov I — Kursk).
The rural locality is situated 39 km from Kursk Vostochny Airport, 137 km from Belgorod International Airport and 242 km from Voronezh Peter the Great Airport.
