Rodniki, Ivanovo Oblast

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Coordinates: 57°06′N 41°44′E / 57.1, 41.733

Rodniki (Russian: Родники́, lit. springs) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuksha River, 54 kilometers (34 mi) north-east of Ivanovo. It is the administrative center of Rodnikovsky District. Population: 27,900 (2005 est); 28,447 (2002 Census); 32,088 (1989 Census).

The settlement of Rodniki has been known since 1606. It was granted town status in 1918.

Near Rodniki, at 57°05'24"N 41°44'02"E, there is a 350 metres tall guyed TV-mast built in 1977, which belongs to the tallest of its kind in Russia.

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