Veliky Vrag, Kstovsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Veliky Vrag.

Coordinates: 56°09′05″N 44°14′19″E / 56.15139°N 44.23861°E / 56.15139; 44.23861

The selo of Veliky Vrag, with its 18th-century church of Our Lady of Kazan, is still safe from urban expansion

Veliky Vrag (Russian: Великий Враг) is a rural locality (a selo) in Kstovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the high southern bank of the Volga River just northeast of the town of Kstovo.

Local historical sites include the Church of Our Lady of Kazan. It was built in 1792 and is now protected as a heritage site, owned by the federal government.[1][2]

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  1. ↑ Agreement between the Government of Russian Federation and the Administration of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on the separation of powers in the management of state-owned historical and cultural heritage sites. June 8, 1996, No. 10 (Russian) Archived February 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Approval of the List of the Historical and Cultural Heritage Sites of National Importance" Executive Order No.176 of the President of the Russian Federation. February 20, 1995 Archived August 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.


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