Postoyalye Dvory

Postoyalye Dvory (Russian: Постоялые Дворы) is a rural locality (Russian: деревня, lit. 'village') in Vinnikovsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement, Kursky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia. Population: 74 (2010 Census);^[2] 81 (2002 Census);^[8]

Postoyalye Dvory Постоялые Дворы
Village[1]
Location of Postoyalye Dvory
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Coordinates: 51°47′20″N 36°27′10″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kursk Oblast
Administrative district	Kursky District[1]
Selsoviet	Vinnikovsky
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	74
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kursky Municipal District[3]
• Rural settlement	Vinnikovsky Selsoviet Rural Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5][6]	305510
Dialing code(s)	+7 4712[7]
OKTMO ID	38620420141
Website	vinnikovo.rkursk.ru

Geography

The village is located 110 km from the Russia–Ukraine border, 11 km north-east of the district center – the town Kursk, 3.5 km from the selsoviet center – 1st Vinnikovo.^[9]

Climate

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

Transport

Postoyalye Dvory is located 7 km from the federal route P-298 (Kursk – Voronezh – P-22 "Kaspy" Highway; a part of the European route E38), on the road of regional importance 38K-016 (Kursk – Kastornoye),^[10] 1 km from the nearest railway halt 18 km^[11] (railway line Kursk – 146 km).

The rural locality is situated 12 km from Kursk Vostochny Airport, 126 km from Belgorod International Airport and 191 km from Voronezh Peter the Great Airport.

Military staging area

Postoyalye Dvory is a "known training area"^[12] for the Russian Ground Forces, and saw "significant expansion" before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to the Security Service of Ukraine, the area had about 3000 Russian soldiers and 80 units of "military equipment" in late 2023.^[13]