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Administrative Divisions Of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast ...
Administrative and municipal divisions References {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013 Geography of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (russian: link=no, Нижегородская область, ''Nizhegorodskaya oblast''), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,310 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (russian: link=no, Нижегородская область, ''Nizhegorodskaya oblast''), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,310,597 as of the 2010 Census. From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast. The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area (including Dzerzhinsk, Bor and Kstovo) the biggest city is Arzamas. Near the town of Sarov there is the Serafimo-Diveyevsky Monastery, one of the largest convents in Russia, established by Saint Seraphim of Sarov. The Makaryev Monastery opposite of the town of Lyskovo used to be the location of the largest fair in Eastern Europe. Other historic towns include Gorodets and Balakhna, located on the Volga to the north from Nizhny Novgorod. Geography The oblast covers an area of , which is approximately equal to the entire area of the Benelux countries or Czech Repu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nizhegorodsky City District, Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhegorodsky City District (russian: Нижегородский район) is a central administrative district (raion) in Upper City of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The main strategic, historical, political and cultural district of the city. Centre of district is popular among tourists. Here is the Kremlin, the Minin and Pozharsky Square The Minin and Pozharsky Square (. Short-name: Minin Square) is the main square of Nizhny Novgorod. It is a social and cultural center of the city, the venue of the most important celebrations. It is located in the historical centre of the old to ..., Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, Rozhdestvenskaya Street, the monument to Minin and Pozharsky and other landmarks. In the central part of the district are the main political institutions. It is strategically important. References {{More citations needed, date=August 2016 City districts of Nizhny Novgorod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sukhobezvodnoye
Sukhobezvodnoye (russian: Сухобезво́дное) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: See also * Unzhlag - a forced labor camp of the Gulag The Gulag, an acronym for , , "chief administration of the camps". The original name given to the system of camps controlled by the State Political Directorate, GPU was the Main Administration of Corrective Labor Camps (, )., name=, group= ... system located in Sukhobezvodnoye References Urban-type settlements in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Semyonov Urban Okrug {{NizhnyNovgorodOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semyonov, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Semyonov (russian: Семёнов) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, notable for being a major center for traditional handcrafts such as Khokhloma wood painting and matryoshka dolls. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was 24,473. Geography The town is situated in an area of lowland bogs and forests, about northeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. The Kerzhenets River flows through the town. The surrounding area includes most of the Kerzhenets Nature Reserve, a federal-level strict ecological reserve, established for the protection and scientific study of the local ecology of the region. History Rachmaninov may have born there. Poles are buried there to do with the Katyn massacre of 1940. Nazi Germany was there from some of 1941 to a bit of 1944. It was established in the beginning of the 17th century as a settlement of Old Believers. According to an Old Believer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satis, Pervomaysk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Satis (russian: Сати́с) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Population: History The settlement was based in 1912 by Semen Fedorovich Kundashkin who was a local timber manufacturer and is situated on the bank of the river Satis for which it is named. There is a furniture factory in the locality, built in 1952, and an orthodox church, Church of St.Seraphim of Sarov Seraphim of Sarov (russian: Серафим Саровский; – ), born Prókhor Isídorovich Moshnín (Mashnín) �ро́хор Иси́дорович Мошни́н (Машни́н) is one of the most renowned Russian saints and is venerate ... (2008). Climate Satis has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with long cold winter starting in mid-November and ending in the first half of April, and warm, often hot dry summers. The warmest month is July with daily mean temperature near +20 °C (68 °F), the coldest month ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pervomaysk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Pervomaysk (russian: Первома́йск) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located south of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 16,000 (1974). History Until 1951 the town was known as Tashino. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one work settlement and forty-three rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Pervomaysk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Law #184-Z As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Pervomaysk is incorporated as Pervomaysk Urban Okrug.Law #82-Z Until July 2012, the town served as the administrative center of Pervomaysky District and, within the framework of administrative divisions, was incorporated as a town of district significance. As a municipal division, it was incorporated as Pervomaysk Urban Settlement within Pervomaysky Municipal District. Notable residents *Dmitry Larin Dmitry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhyolnino
Zhelnino (russian: Желнино́) is an urban locality (a work settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located west of Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ... and southwest of Dzerzhinsk. Population: References Dzerzhinsk Urban Okrug {{NizhnyNovgorodOblast-geo-stub Former urban-type settlements of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorbatovka
Gorbatovka (russian: Горба́товка) is an urban locality (a work settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located west of Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ..., in the vicinity of the Nizhny Novgorod International Airport. Population: References Urban-type settlements in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Dzerzhinsk Urban Okrug {{NizhnyNovgorodOblast-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavrilovka, Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Gavrilovka (russian: Гаври́ловка) is an urban locality (a work settlement) under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located west of Nizhny Novgorod Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork .... Population: References Urban-type settlements in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Dzerzhinsk Urban Okrug {{NizhnyNovgorodOblast-geo-stub Former urban-type settlements of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dzerzhinsk, Russia
Dzerzhinsk ( rus, Дзержинск, p=dzʲɪrˈʐɨnsk) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Oka River, about east of Moscow and west of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: It was previously known as ''Rastyapino'' (until 1929). History First mentioned in 1606 as Rastyapino (), it is named after Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Bolshevik leader who was the first head of the Soviet Cheka (secret police), from 1929. Administrative and municipal status Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three urban-type settlement, work settlements and eleven types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural localities, incorporated as the city of federal subject significance, city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the administrative divisions of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, districts.Law #184-Z As a subdivision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bor, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Bor (russian: Бор) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the left (northern) bank of the Volga River, across from Nizhny Novgorod. The two cities are connected by bridges built in 1965 and 2017, and by ferry service. Population: 51,000 (1969). History Bor was founded in the 14th century and was granted town status in 1938. In June 2021, an American studying in Nizhny Novgorod was abducted and murdered in Bor. In early 2008, the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast authorities were discussing the plans for constructing a futuristic "Globe Town" on the low Volga shore opposite Nizhny Novgorod, within Bor's town limits. In March 2008, the Italian architectural firm of Dante O. Benini was chosen as the main designer for the project. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arzamas
Arzamas (russian: Арзама́с) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River (a tributary of the Oka), east of Moscow. Population: History Arzamas was founded in 1578 by Ivan the Terrible in the lands populated at the time by Mordvins. By 1737, more than 7,000 people lived in Arzamas and the town became a major transit centre on the route from Moscow to eastern parts of Russia. It was known for its geese and onions as well as leather crafts. Catherine the Great in 1781 granted town status to Arzamas and a coat of arms based on the colours of the Arzamas regiment. In the early 19th century, Arzamas had over twenty churches and cathedrals, the foremost being the Resurrection Cathedral. It was built in the Empire style to commemorate the Russian victory over Napoleon in 1812. Alexander Stupin art school was located in Arzamas between 1802 and 1862 and many famous Russian artists studied there, including Vasily Perov. By the early 20th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
