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.
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
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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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