Nizhegorodsky City District () is a central administrative district (
raion
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) in Upper City of
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət, t=Lower Newtown; colloquially shortened to Nizhny) is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast an ...
,
Russia
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The main strategic, historical, political and cultural district of the city.
Centre of district is popular among tourists. Here is the
Kremlin
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, the
Minin and Pozharsky Square
The Minin and Pozharsky Square (), also known as just 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 Historic centre of Nizhn ...
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Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street
Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street (; short-name — Pokrovka, ) is the high street in the historical centre of Nizhny Novgorod and one of its oldest streets. Until 1917 it was considered a street for noblemen. Formed the main street of the city by th ...
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Rozhdestvenskaya Street
Rozhdestvenskaya Street () is a historic street in Nizhny Novgorod. Is a unique open-air museum, there are only stone houses, the history of the oldest of which dates back to the middle of the 18th century. Officially there are 35 monuments of a ...
, 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
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City districts of Nizhny Novgorod