City Details: Nizhniy Novgorod

A few alternate names for Nizhniy Novgorod are: GOJ, Gor'kij, Gor'kiy, Gorkey, Gorki, Gorkii, Gorkij, Gorky, Nijni Novgorod, Nijnii Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod is a city and the administrative centre of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in Russia. The city is located at the confluence of the Oka and the Volga rivers in Central Russia, with a population of over 1.2 million residents, up to roughly 1.7 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Nizhny Novgorod is the sixth-largest city in Russia, the second-most populous city on the Volga, as well as the Volga Federal District. The city is located 420 kilometers east of Moscow. It is an important economic, transportation, scientific, educational and cultural centre in Russia and the vast Volga-Vyatka economic region, and the main centre of river tourism in Russia. In the historic part of the city there are many universities, theatres, museums and churches.

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Nizhniy Novgorod

General Information

  • Official Name: Russian Federation
  • Common Name: Russia
  • Population: 1259013
  • Timezone: Europe/Moscow
  • Coordinates: 56.32867, 44.00205
  • Country Code: RUS
  • Continent: Europe, Asia

Closest Airports to Nizhniy Novgorod

  • 1. Nizhny Novgorod Strigino International Airport (GOJ), distance from city center: 17.36 km
  • 2. Ivanovo South Airport (IWA), distance from city center: 199.13 km
  • 3. Cheboksary Airport (CSY), distance from city center: 208.55 km

Location of Nizhniy Novgorod

Russia Country Details

  • Country: Russia
  • Official Name: Russian Federation
  • Capital: Moscow
  • Region: Europe
  • Subregion: Eastern Europe
  • Population: 144,104,080
  • Area: 17,098,242 km²
  • Languages: Russian
  • Currency: Russian ruble (₽)
  • Timezones: UTC+03:00, UTC+04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:00, UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00, UTC+12:00
  • Flag: Flag of {countryDetailsInfoJson[0].name.common}

Has borders with:

  • Azerbaijan
  • Belarus
  • China
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • Georgia
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea (North)
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Mongolia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Ukraine

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Museums in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation

Museum

Нижегородский государственный художественный музей

3, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603082

Coordinates: 56.3295° N, 44.0064° E

Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00 • Tu off • Th 12:00-20:00

Museum

Домик Каширина

Почтовый съезд 21, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603109

Coordinates: 56.3239° N, 43.9907° E

Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-13:00,14:00-17:00 • We off

Museum

Музей-квартира А.М. Горького

улица Семашко 19, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603006

Coordinates: 56.3228° N, 44.0186° E

Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-13:00,14:00-17:00 • Th off

Museum

Русский музей фотографии

улица Пискунова 9, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3239° N, 44.0033° E

Hours: Tu-Th 10:00-18:00 • Fr,Sa 10:00-17:00 • Su 10:00-16:00

Museum

Музей науки «Нижегородская радиолаборатория»

Верхне-Волжская набережная 5, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3294° N, 44.0139° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00

Museum

Музей речного флота

улица Минина 7, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603155

Coordinates: 56.3279° N, 44.0168° E

Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-16:00

Museum

Покровка 8

Bol'shaya Pokrovskaya ul. 8, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3244° N, 44.0031° E

Hours: Tu-Su 10:00-18:00

Museum

Дом-музей Добролюбова

набережная Лыкова Дамба 2А, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3227° N, 43.9984° E

Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00

Museum

Усадьба Рукавишниковых

Верхне-Волжская набережная 7, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603155

Coordinates: 56.3293° N, 44.0161° E

Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00 • Sa-Su 12:00-19:00

Museum

Арт-галерея «Кладовка»

улица Пискунова, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3242° N, 44.0032° E

Hours: Mo-Su 12:00-20:00

Museum

Филиал музея-заповедника А.С. Пушкина

площадь Минина и Пожарского 5, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3272° N, 44.0078° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00

Museum

Музей истории художественных промыслов Нижегородской области

Bol'shaya Pokrovskaya ul. 43, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3183° N, 43.9954° E

Museum

Выставочный зал «Зачатская башня»

Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603082

Coordinates: 56.3307° N, 44.0036° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00

Museum

Нижегородский государственный выставочный комплекс

площадь Минина и Пожарского 2/2, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603600

Coordinates: 56.3257° N, 44.0052° E

Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-19:00

Museum

Музей дизайна, моды и портновского искусства имени Н.П. Ламановой

Сергиевская улица 8, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603109

Coordinates: 56.3234° N, 43.9940° E

Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-19:00

Museum

Нижегородский Музей СВО

Советская улица 14, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603086

Coordinates: 56.3247° N, 43.9578° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-20:00

Museum

Игрушечный музей

Bol'shaya Pokrovskaya ul. 8, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3243° N, 44.0031° E

Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-18:00

Museum

Дом Сироткина

Верхне-Волжская набережная 3, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3293° N, 44.0130° E

Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-18:00 • Tu off • Th 12:00-20:00

Museum

Нижегородский государственный историко-архитектурный музей-заповедник

улица Пискунова, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603005

Coordinates: 56.3290° N, 44.0162° E

Hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-19:00

Museum

Зоологический музей

проспект Гагарина 23 к1, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 603022

Coordinates: 56.2971° N, 43.9823° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-16:00