Lyskovo, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Lyskovo
Лысково
Lyskovo Beer factory
Location of Lyskovo
Lyskovo
Location of Lyskovo
Lyskovo
Lyskovo (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°01′44″N 45°02′10″E / 56.02889°N 45.03611°E / 56.02889; 45.03611
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative districtLyskovsky District
Town of district significanceLyskovo
First mentioned1410
Town status since1925
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
  Total
21,880
  Capital ofLyskovsky District, town of district significance of Lyskovo
  Municipal districtLyskovsky Municipal District
  Urban settlementLyskovo Urban Settlement
  Capital ofLyskovsky Municipal District, Lyskovo Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)
606210–606213
OKTMO ID22640101001

Lyskovo (Russian: Лы́сково) is a town and the administrative center of Lyskovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the southern side of the Volga River (since the 1980s, forming the Cheboksary Reservoir), opposite the mouth of the Kerzhenets River, 90 kilometers (56 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,880(2010 Census); 23,901(2002 Census); 25,029(1989 Soviet census).