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Sergach

Sergach (English)
Сергач (Russian)
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Sergach. Beginning of Sovietskaya Street.jpg
Sovetskaya Street in Sergach
Map of Russia - Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Sergach is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Sergach
Sergach
Location of Sergach in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°32′N 45°28′E / 55.533°N 45.467°E / 55.533; 45.467Coordinates: 55°32′N 45°28′E / 55.533°N 45.467°E / 55.533; 45.467
Coat of Arms of Sergach (Nizhny Novgorod oblast) (1781).png
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative district Sergachsky District
Town of district significance Sergach
Administrative center of Sergachsky District, town of district significance of Sergach
Municipal status (as of August 2009)
Municipal district Sergachsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Sergach Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Sergachsky Municipal District, Sergach Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,386 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
First mentioned 1649
Town status since 1779
Postal code(s) 607500, 607510, 607511, 607513, 607514
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Sergach (Russian: Серга́ч) is a town and the administrative center of Sergachsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Pyana River (Sura's tributary), 150 kilometers (93 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,386 (2010 Census);22,887 (2002 Census);25,231 (1989 Census).

The village of Sergach was first mentioned in 1649. It was granted town status in 1779.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sergach serves as the administrative center of Sergachsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Sergachsky District as the town of district significance of Sergach. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Sergach is incorporated within Sergachsky Municipal District as Sergach Urban Settlement.

The town is located on one of the Russia's high-speed railways connecting Moscow with Kazan and has its own railway station.


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