Zavolzhye () is a

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in Gorodetsky District of

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, located on the right bank of the

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, opposite Gorodets, the

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of the district, and northwest of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

Etymology

The name of the town literally means ''" he landsbeyond the Volga"'', i.e., on the river's ''left'' bank, since "beyond" here is taken relative to the historically more populated right bank of the river. Thus, Zavolzhye—the region in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast—normally refers to its forested and sparsely populated northeastern half. This makes the name of the town of Zavolzhye somewhat confusing for some people in the region, since the city is located on the ''right'' side of the river—it is only "beyond the river" with respect to much older Gorodets.

History

It was founded in 1950 as a settlement serving the construction of the Gorky Hydroelectric Station (now Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station). It was granted town status in 1964.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated within Gorodetsky District as the

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of Zavolzhye.Order #3-od As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Zavolzhye is incorporated within Gorodetsky Municipal District as Zavolzhye Urban Settlement.Law #114-Z

Economy

Major industrial enterprises in the town include: *''Zavolzhye Motorni Zavod'' ( Zavolzhye Engine Factory, ZMZ) *Zavolzhsky Plant of crawler tractors (ZZGT) *''Yuta'', a furniture factory *a woodworking factory *a pharmaceutical packaging glass manufacturing plant, a division of

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(opened in May 2011); *''Ryad'', a factory for production of extruded polystyrene foam, insulation

Transportation

The town is the terminus of the electric railroad line from

Notable people

* Arina Averina, rhythmic gymnast * Dina Averina, rhythmic gymnast * Irina Belova, rhythmic gymnast * Evgeny Belokhvostikov, professional ice hockey player

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Gorodetsky District Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union Populated places established in 1950 Former urban-type settlements of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast