Location: Nizhny Novgorod
Volga District, Russia
Coat of Arms: Flag
City Day: June 12
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 statusUrban okrug: Nizhny Novgorod Urban Okrug
Administrative center of: Nizhny Novgorod Urban Okrug
Mayor: Vladimir Panov
Representative body: City Duma
StatisticsArea: 460 km (180 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census): 1,250,619 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010: 5th
Density: 2,719/km (7,040/sq mi)
Time zone: MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded: 1221
City status since: 1221
Previous names: Nizhny Novgorod (until 1932),
Gorky (until 1990)
Postal code(s): 603000-603999
Dialing code(s): +7 831
Website: adm.nnov.ru/en/
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7 Sacred & Religious Sites in Nizhny Novgorod That You Shouldn't Miss
April 9, 2022 Dorsey Hagwood
There are hundreds of historical monuments and features in Nizhny Novgorod, each more beautiful and unique than the last. A red brick kremlin, stone cathedrals, a futuristic planetarium, medieval monasteries, a hyperboloid tower... Nizhny Novgorod seems to be a mashup of cultures, eras and technologies that all miraculously work in harmony to create an endearing urban landscape.
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1. Michael the Archangel Cathedral
Archangel Cathedral Kreml ter 2A, Nizhny Novgorod 603082 Russia +7 831 439-10-94 http://akuaku.ru/dostoprimechatelnosti/mihailo-arhangelskii-sobor-nizhnii-novgorod
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The oldest church in the city, this cathedral was built in 1631 to honor the people of Nizhni Novgorod who saved Russia from Polish invaders in the early 1600s.
2. Spaso-Staroyarmarochny Cathedral
3. The Temple in Honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
4. Soborny Bell
5. Oranskiy Bogoroditskiy Monastery
Pochtovaya St., 2, Nizhny Novgorod 607625 Russia +7 831 704-55-45 http://оранкимон.рф/
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