Zhizdra


Zhizdra is a town and the administrative center of Zhizdrinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

Town status was granted to it in 1777.
During World War II, the town was occupied by the German Army from 5 October 1941 to 16 August 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zhizdra serves as the administrative center of Zhizdrinsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Zhizdra is incorporated within Zhizdrinsky Municipal District as Zhizdra Urban Settlement.