Map of Zheleznogorsk, Kursk Oblast, Russia

Zheleznogorsk is a city in Kursk Oblast, Russia, with a population of about 97,900. It lies at 52.3420°N, 35.3592°E. Zheleznogorsk is about 407 km (253 mi) south of Moscow, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Kurchatov, 80 km to the south.

Zheleznogorsk at a glance

Where is Zheleznogorsk?

• The 2nd largest city in Kursk Oblast on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 41 min on the shortest day to 16 h 48 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zheleznogorsk

• Kurchatov — 80 km south
• Orël — 84 km northeast
• Kursk — 88 km southeast
• Bryansk — 121 km northwest
• Mtsensk — 133 km northeast
• Shostka — 140 km west, Ukraine
• Livny — 152 km east
• Sumy — 163 km south, Ukraine
• Lyudinovo — 180 km north
• Gubkin — 191 km southeast

Largest cities in Kursk Oblast

• Kursk — 448,733
• Kurchatov — 46,600

Largest cities in Russia

• Moscow — 10,381,222
• Saint Petersburg — 5,351,935
• Novosibirsk — 1,612,833
• Yekaterinburg — 1,495,066
• Nizhniy Novgorod — 1,259,013
• Kazan — 1,243,500
• Chelyabinsk — 1,202,371
• Omsk — 1,172,070
• Samara — 1,163,399
• Rostov-na-Donu — 1,130,305

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Other places named Zheleznogorsk

• Zheleznogorsk — Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.