Nizhny Novgorod
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Summary
Nizhny Novgorod is an administrative centre[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of administrative centre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,028 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Order of Lenin[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nizhny Novgorod Urban Okrug[4]
- Country: Russia[5], Principality of Gorodets[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Volga[7], Oka[8], Pochayna[9]
- Head of government: Yury Shalabayev[10]
- Continent: Eurasia[11], Europe[12]
- Instance of: big city[13], million city[14], city or town[15], city-state[16], administrative territorial entity[17], territory[18], local government area[19]
- Official language: Russian[20]
- Shares border with: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[21], Bor[22], Dzerzhinsk[23], Kstovo[24], Balakhna[25], Nizhny Novgorod Urban Okrug[26]
- Connecting line: Gorky Railway[27]
- Founder: Yuri II of Vladimir[28]
- Named after: Veliky Novgorod[29], Gorodets[30]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Avtozavodsky City District, District d'Avtozavodsky[31], Sormovsky City District[32], Kanavinsky City District[33], Sovetsky City District, Nizhny Novgorod[34], Leninsky City District[35], Moskovsky City District, Nizhny Novgorod[36], Prioksky City District[37], Nizhegorodsky City District, Nizhny Novgorod[38]
- Flag: flag of Nizhny Novgorod[39]
- Twinned administrative body: Essen[40], Linz[41], Philadelphia[42], Novi Sad[43], Minsk[44], Jinan[45], Matanzas[46], Suwon[47], Sant Boi de Llobregat[48], Sukhumi[49], Győr[50], Bălți[51], Dobrich[52], Heraklion[53]
- Legislative body: Nizhny Novgorod City Duma[54]
- Executive body: Municipal government of Nizhny Novgorod[55]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Nizhny Novgorod[56]
- Postal code: 603000–603999[57]
- Commons category: Nizhny Novgorod[58]
- Licence plate code: 52[59], 152[60], 252[61]
- Patron saint: Yuri II of Vladimir[62]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[63]
- Local dialing code: 831[64]
- Inception: 1221[65]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Nizhny Novgorod include Nizhegorodsky City District, it[66], a city district of it[67], in Russia[68], founded in 1970[69] and 7736 Nizhnij Novgorod[70], an asteroid[71].
Why It Matters
Nizhny Novgorod has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]
Entities named for it include Nizhegorodsky City District, it[66], a city district of it[67], in Russia[68], founded in 1970[69] and 7736 Nizhnij Novgorod[70], an asteroid[71].
FAQs
What awards did Nizhny Novgorod receive?
Honors received include Order of Lenin[3].