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Kudma River
The Kudma (russian: Кудьма, ''Kud'ma'') is a river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia, a right tributary of the Volga. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .«Река КУДЬМА» Russian State Water Registry The Kudma rises in the south of Bogorodsk District, and flows first northward, then eastward, through Bogorodsk and Districts, finally falling into the Volga near and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelyony Gorod
Zelyony Gorod (russian: Зелёный Го́род, lit. ''green city'') is an urban locality (a resort settlement under the administrative jurisdiction of the city of oblast significance of Nizhny Novgorod) in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located in a forested area to the southeast of Nizhny Novgorod and surrounded by the territory of Kstovsky District. Population: The forested area around the settlement is a surviving part of a much larger forest area that existed here centuries ago. Geographically, it is located Nizhny Novgorod and Kstovo, and is bounded roughly by Highway M-7 and Pavlovo- Royka- Zeletsino railway from the north and the Kudma River The Kudma (russian: Кудьма, ''Kud'ma'') is a river in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast of Russia, a right tributary of the Volga. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eighth of Earth's inhabitable landmass. Russia extends across eleven time zones and shares land boundaries with fourteen countries, more than any other country but China. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country, with a population of 146 million people. The country's capital and largest city is Moscow, the largest city entirely within Europe. Saint Petersburg is Russia's cultural centre and second-largest city. Other major urban areas include Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Kazan. The East Slavs emerged as a recognisable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries CE. Kievan Rus' arose as a state in the 9th century, and in 988, it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volga
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchment area of «Река Волга» , Russian State Water Registry which is more than twice the size of . It is also Europe's largest river in terms of average at delta – between and – and of |
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 Republ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogorodsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Bogorodsky District (russian: Богоро́дский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Order #3-od Municipally, it is incorporated as Bogorodsky Municipal District.Resolution #670 It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Bogorodsk Bogorodsk (russian: Богородск) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. Modern localities ;Urban localities *Bogorodsk, Bogorodsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, a town in Bogorodsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast; .... Population: 65,677 ( 2010 Census); The population of Bogorodsk accounts for 54.1% of the district's total population. History The district was established in 1929. References Notes Sources * * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Districts of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast States and territories established in 1929 __NOTOC__ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kstovsky District
Kstovsky District (russian: Ксто́вский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the forty in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.Order #3-od Municipally, it is incorporated as Kstovsky Municipal District.Resolution #670 It is located in the center of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Kstovo. Population: 112,823 ( 2010 Census); The population of Kstovo accounts for 59.1% of the district's total population. Geography Kstovsky District is located along the southern shore of the Volga River. The westernmost part of the district is adjacent to the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It is gradually becoming more suburban, its housing developments and shopping centers closely linked to the life of the city. The east of the district is more rural, with potato, root crops, and grain fields and cattle pastures alternating with forests and dacha areas. History The district was established in 1929 and given its present name in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leninskaya Sloboda
Leninskaya Sloboda (russian: Ленинская Слобода) is a rural locality (a village) in Krasnoplamenskoye Rural Settlement, Alexandrovsky District, Vladimir Oblast, Russia. The population was 24 as of 2010. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kstovo
Kstovo (russian: Ксто́во) is a town and the administrative center of Kstovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Etymology The place name is said to have originated from the Mordvin ''ksty'', meaning "strawberry". History The village of Kstovo was mentioned as early as the 14th century. With the construction of Novogorkovsky Oil Refinery, which started operations on August 18, 1958,) a new settlement was built a few kilometers to the northwest of the old village of Kstovo, on the high ground between the Volga and the Kudma Rivers. Since then, the western part of the town centered on the original village of Kstovo, and, still quite rural in character, has been commonly referred to as the Old Kstovo (''Staroye Kstovo''), while the newer eastern part, built in the 1950s and still expanding, is known as the New Kstovo (''Novoye Ks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
