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Nizny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod (in English)
Нижний Новгород (Russian)
Gorky (1932 - 1990)
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Clockwise: The Kremlin, Chkalov staircase, Minin and Pozharsky Square, the State Bank in Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street, the Fair, Saint Alexander Nevsky cathedral.
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Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Nizhny Novgorod is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Location of Nizhny Novgorod in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 56°19′37″N 44°00′27″E / 56.32694°N 44.00750°E / 56.32694; 44.00750Coordinates: 56°19′37″N 44°00′27″E / 56.32694°N 44.00750°E / 56.32694; 44.00750
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Flag of Nizhny Novgorod.svg
Coat of arms
Flag
City Day 12 June
Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administratively subordinated to city of oblast significance of Nizhny Novgorod
Administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, city of oblast significance of Nizhny Novgorod
Municipal status
Urban okrug Nizhny Novgorod Urban Okrug
Administrative center of Nizhny Novgorod Urban Okrug
Head Yelizaveta Solonchenko
Representative body City Duma
Statistics
Area 460 km2 (180 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 1,250,619 inhabitants
Rank in 2010 5th
Density 2,719/km2 (7,040/sq mi)
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded 1221
City status since 1221
Previous names Nihny Novgorod (until 1932),
Gorky (until 1990)
Postal code(s) 603000-603999
Dialing code(s) +7 831
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Nizhny Novgorod (Russian: Ни́жний Но́вгород; IPA: [ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət]), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is a city in the administrative center (capital) of Volga Federal District and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia. From 1932 to 1990, it was known as Gorky (Горький, IPA: [ˈɡorʲkʲɪj]), after the writer Maxim Gorky, who was born there. The city is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural center in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and is the main center of river tourism in Russia. In the historic part of the city there is a large number of universities, theaters, museums and churches. Nizhny Novgorod is located about 400 km east of Moscow, where the Oka empties into the Volga. Population: 1,250,619 (2010 Census);1,311,252 (2002 Census);1,438,133 (1989 Census).

The city was founded in 1221 by Prince Yuri II of Vladimir. In 1612 Kuzma Minin and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky organized an army for the liberation of Moscow from the Poles. In 1817 Nizhny Novgorod became a great trade center of the Russian Empire. In 1896 at a fair, an All-Russia Exhibition was organized.


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