Srostki

Selo in Altai Krai, Russia

Srostki Сростки
Selo
Memorial of World War II
52°25′N 85°42′E / 52.417°N 85.700°E / 52.417; 85.700^[1]
Country	Russia
Region	Altai Krai
District	Biysky District
Time zone	UTC+7:00

Srostki (Russian: Сростки) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Srostinsky selsoviet, Biysky District, Altai Krai, Russia. The population was 2,769 as of 2013.^[2] There are 30 streets.

Vasily Shukshin, a prominent Soviet actor and Village Prose writer, was born here in 1929.

Geography

Srostki is located on the Katun River, 37 km southeast of Biysk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Talitsa is the nearest rural locality.^[3]

References

^ Карта Бийского района Алтайского края
^ Численность населения по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2011, 2012, 2013 гг. (в том числе по населённым пунктам) по данным текущего учёта
^ Расстояние от Сростков до Бийска