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City Details: Volgograd

A few alternate names for Volgograd are: Caricin, Caricyn, Estalingrado, Stalingrad, Stalingrado, Staljingrad, Tsaritsyn, VOG, Valgagrad, Vl'gogradu

Volgograd, formerly Tsaritsyn (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The city lies on the western bank of the Volga, covering an area of 859.4 square kilometres, with a population of slightly over one million residents. Volgograd is the 16th-largest city by population size in Russia, the third-largest city of the Southern Federal District, and the fourth-largest city on the Volga.

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General Information

  • Official Name: Russian Federation
  • Common Name: Russia
  • Population: 1013533
  • Timezone: Europe/Volgograd
  • Coordinates: 48.71939, 44.50183
  • Country Code: RUS
  • Continent: Europe, Asia

Closest Airports to Volgograd

  • 1. Volgograd International Airport (VOG), distance from city center: 13.44 km
  • 2. Volgodonsk Airport (VLK), distance from city center: 213.79 km
  • 3. Elista Airport (ESL), distance from city center: 261.12 km

Location of Volgograd

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 Volgograd, Russian Federation

Museum

Музей-заповедник «Сталинградская битва»

улица Чуйкова 47, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400005

Coordinates: 48.7156° N, 44.5339° E

Hours: Su, Tu-Th 10:00-18:00 • Fr-Sa 10:00-20:00

+7 8442 550 083
Museum

Музей Сталина

улица Рокоссовского 102, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400050

Coordinates: 48.7412° N, 44.5327° E

+7 961 062 88 82
Museum

Волгоградский областной краеведческий музей

проспект Ленина 5А, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7049° N, 44.5127° E

Museum

Музей-панорама "Сталинградская битва"

улица Чуйкова 47, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7150° N, 44.5328° E

Museum

Россия - Моя история

набережная 62-й Армии 1Б, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7003° N, 44.5121° E

Museum

Волгоградский областной краеведческий музей

проспект Ленина 7, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7052° N, 44.5131° E

Museum

Мемориально-исторический музей

улица Гоголя 10, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7113° N, 44.5147° E

Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:30

Museum

Особняк Репниковой

улица Гоголя 10, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7114° N, 44.5149° E

Museum

Железнодорожный музей

улица Милиционера Буханцева 66, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400120

Coordinates: 48.6895° N, 44.4739° E

Museum

Память

проспект Ленина 15Б, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7087° N, 44.5168° E

Museum

Музей Эйнштейна

Lenina Avenue 70/1, пос. Метизный, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400005

Coordinates: 48.7322° N, 44.5423° E

Museum

Музей Изобразительных искусств

проспект Ленина 21, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7114° N, 44.5231° E

Museum

Наследие

Mira Street 13, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7117° N, 44.5184° E

Museum

Земская управа

проспект Ленина 5А, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7049° N, 44.5126° E

Museum

Волжско-Камский банк

проспект Ленина 7, Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400066

Coordinates: 48.7052° N, 44.5130° E

Museum

Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 400001

Coordinates: 48.7034° N, 44.5047° E