Kostroma
city in the center of European Russia
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Summary
Kostroma is a city or town[1]. Kostroma ranks in the top 7% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,371 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of the October Revolution[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kostroma Urban Okrug[4]
- Country: Russia[5], Russian Empire[6], Soviet Union[7], Tsardom of Russia[8]
- Head of government: Yuri Zhurin[9]
- Instance of: big city[10]
- Flag: flag of Kostroma[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Aachen[12], Durham[13], Hyvinkää[14], Berane[15], Cetinje[16], Samokov[17], Ochamchire[18], Dole[19], Piotrków Trybunalski[20], Xiangyang[21], Bari[22]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Kostroma[23]
- Postal code: 156000–156029[24]
- Commons category: Kostroma[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[26]
- Local dialing code: 4942[27]
- Inception: 1152[28]
- Official website: http://www.gradkostroma.ru[29]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kostroma[30]
- Commons gallery: Кострома[31]
- Population: 269,711[32], 268,742[33], 268,540[34], 269,262[35], 271,445[36], 273,382[37], 276,090[38], 276,691[39], 277,648[40], 277,280[41], 276,064[42], 276,929[43], 267,481[44]
- Time of earliest written record: January 1, 1213[45]
- Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[46], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[49], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[50], Meyer’s Universum, Neunter Band[51]
- Capital of: Kostroma Oblast[52], Kostromskoy District[53], Kostroma Urban Okrug[54], Kostroma Governorate[55]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Kostroma[56]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Kostroma[57]
- Native label: Кострома[58]
- Category for people buried here: Q7976495[59]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Kostroma[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kostroma include Kostroma Oblast[61], an oblast of Russia[62], in Russia[63], founded in 1944[64] and Kostroma–Sokerkino Airport[65], an airport[66], in Russia[67].
Why It Matters
Kostroma has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] Kostroma is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for Kostroma include Kostroma Oblast[61], an oblast of Russia[62], in Russia[63], founded in 1944[64] and Kostroma–Sokerkino Airport[65], an airport[66], in Russia[67].
FAQs
What awards did Kostroma receive?
Honors received include Order of the October Revolution[3].