Zhizdra (Russian: Жи́здра) is a town and the administrative center of Zhizdrinsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Zhizdra River 180 kilometers (110 mi) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast.

[9] The Baltic tribe Galindians lived in the Kaluga region for a long time.

[2] During World War II, the town was occupied by the German Army from 5 October 1941 to 16 August 1943.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of Zhizdra is incorporated within Zhizdrinsky Municipal District as Zhizdra Urban Settlement.

[4] Media related to Zhizdra at Wikimedia Commons