Melenki, Vladimir Oblast

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Melenki (Russian: Меленки, 55°20′N, 41°38′E) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia and an administrative center of Melenkovsky District. It is located in the Meshchera Lowlands on the banks of the Unzha River (Oka tributary), 39 km from Murom and 180 km from Vladimir.

Its population is 15,900 (2005 Est).

Melenki was founded in the 17th century and received the status of a town in 1778.

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