Marshala Zhukova
# Marshala Zhukova

Marshala Zhukova or Posyolok Marshala Zhukova (Russian: Маршала Жукова, Посёлок Маршала Жукова) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Klyukvinsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement, Kursky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: 4,190 (2021 Census); 4,715 (2010 Census); 4,723 (2002 Census);

## Geography

The settlement is located 98 km from the Russia–Ukraine border, 8 km east of the district center – the town Kursk, 1.5 km from the selsoviet center – Dolgoye.

### Climate

Marshala Zhukova has a warm-summer humid continental climate (Dfb in the Köppen climate classification).

Climate data for Marshala Zhukova :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.2 (24.4) | −3.2 (26.2) | 2.7 (36.9) | 13 (55) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 18.2 (64.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.3 (37.9) | −1.3 (29.7) | 10.9 (51.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) | −5.8 (21.6) | −0.9 (30.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 21 (70) | 20.1 (68.2) | 14 (57) | 7.2 (45.0) | 1 (34) | −3.2 (26.2) | 7.4 (45.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) | −8.9 (16.0) | −5 (23) | 2.6 (36.7) | 9 (48) | 13 (55) | 15.8 (60.4) | 14.9 (58.8) | 9.7 (49.5) | 3.9 (39.0) | −1.3 (29.7) | −5.4 (22.3) | 3.3 (37.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51 (2.0) | 44 (1.7) | 47 (1.9) | 50 (2.0) | 60 (2.4) | 68 (2.7) | 70 (2.8) | 55 (2.2) | 59 (2.3) | 59 (2.3) | 46 (1.8) | 48 (1.9) | 657 (26) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/asia/russian-federation/kursk-oblast/маршала-жукова-523788/ ||||||||||||||

## History

The settlement in honor of general Georgy Zhukov was established in 1994 in the place of a cleared forest. They were built by Turkish workers and the construction took about 6 months. The locality was intended for the Russian military units withdrawn from East Germany. There are 6 residential blocks and 160 houses. The architecture of the settlement seems rather monotonous: more than 150 identical 3-, 4- and 5-storey multidwellings. In the building of the "Officers' House" there is the St. George Orthodox Church.

## Transport

Marshala Zhukova is located 1 km from the federal route P-298 (Kursk – Voronezh – P-22 "Kaspy" Highway; a part of the European route E38), on the road of intermunicipal significance 38H-268 (R-298 – Durnevo), 3.5 km from the nearest railway station Klyukva (railway line Klyukva — Belgorod).

The rural locality is situated 5 km from Kursk Vostochny Airport, 118 km from Belgorod International Airport and 200 km from Voronezh Peter the Great Airport.

