City Details: Yekaterinburg

A few alternate names for Yekaterinburg are: Catharinoburgum, Ekaterimburgo, Ekaterinbourg, Ekaterinburg, Ekaterinburgo, Ekatěrinburg, Jekaterinburg, Jekaterinburga, Jekaterinburgas, Jekaterinenburg

Yekaterinburg, alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk, is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The city is located on the Iset River between the Volga-Ural region and Siberia, with a population of roughly 1.5 million residents, up to 2.2 million residents in the urban agglomeration. Yekaterinburg is the fourth-largest city in Russia, the largest city in the Ural Federal District, and one of Russia's main cultural and industrial centres. Yekaterinburg has been dubbed the "Third capital of Russia", as it is ranked third by the size of its economy, culture, transportation and tourism.

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General Information

  • Official Name: Russian Federation
  • Common Name: Russia
  • Population: 1495066
  • Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
  • Coordinates: 56.8519, 60.6122
  • Country Code: RUS
  • Continent: Europe, Asia

Closest Airports to Yekaterinburg

  • 1. Koltsovo Airport (SVX), distance from city center: 16.76 km
  • 2. Chelyabinsk Balandino Airport (CEK), distance from city center: 180.59 km
  • 3. Roshchino International Airport (TJM), distance from city center: 287.61 km

Location of Yekaterinburg

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 Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Museum

Дом Метенкова

Karla Libknekhta Street 36, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620083

Coordinates: 56.8419° N, 60.6110° E

Hours: Tu-Su 12:00-20:00

Museum

Музей Бажова

Chapaeva Street 11, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 640144

Coordinates: 56.8183° N, 60.6134° E

Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-19:00 • Su 10:00-18:00

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Художественный Музей Эрнста Неизвестного

Dobrolyubova Street 14, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620014

Coordinates: 56.8317° N, 60.6038° E

Hours: Tu-Fr 10:00-17:00 • Sa 11:00-18:00

Museum

Музей изобразительных искусств

улица Воеводина 5, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620014

Coordinates: 56.8352° N, 60.6032° E

Hours: Tu-Th 11:00-20:00 • Fr-Su 11:00-19:00

Museum

Музей истории камнерезного и ювелирного искусства

Lenin Avenue 37, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620990

Coordinates: 56.8391° N, 60.6069° E

Hours: We, Fr-Su 10:30-18:00 • Th 12:00-20:00

Museum

Уральский геологический музей

Khokhryakova Street 85, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620014

Coordinates: 56.8265° N, 60.5955° E

Hours: We-Su 11:00-18:00

Museum

Музей камня

Lenin Avenue 8, Форум-Сити, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620014

Coordinates: 56.8362° N, 60.5863° E

Hours: Tu-Su 12:00-20:00

Museum

Музей кукол и детской книги «Страна чудес»

Пролетарская улица 16, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620075

Coordinates: 56.8434° N, 60.6064° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00 • Sa 10:00-18:00

Museum

Музей истории трамвая и троллейбуса

Stepana Razina Street 51, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 640144

Coordinates: 56.8146° N, 60.6115° E

Hours: closed

Museum

Музей Высоцкого

улица Малышева 51, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620075

Coordinates: 56.8360° N, 60.6143° E

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

Museum

Музей архитектуры и дизайна УГАХА

Gorkogo Street 4А, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620990

Coordinates: 56.8359° N, 60.6057° E

Hours: We-Su 11:00-19:00

Museum

Музей энергетики Урала

проспект Космонавтов 17А, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620091

Coordinates: 56.8746° N, 60.6103° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00

Museum

Дом-музей Д. Н. Мамина-Сибиряка

Pushkina Street, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620075

Coordinates: 56.8413° N, 60.6072° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00 • Sa 10:00-18:00

Museum

Башня на Плотинке

Gorkogo Street 4В, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620990

Coordinates: 56.8379° N, 60.6055° E

Hours: We-Su 11:00-14:00, 14:30-19:00

Museum

Музей истории АО "УЗТМ"

улица Машиностроителей 17, Uralmash, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620143

Coordinates: 56.8847° N, 60.5926° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-14:00, 15:00-19:00

Museum

Дом-музей Ф.М. Решетникова

Пролетарская улица 6, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620075

Coordinates: 56.8424° N, 60.6069° E

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00 • Sa 10:00-18:00

Museum

Музей истории, науки и техники Свердловской железной дороги

Вокзальная улица 14, Вокзальный, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620107

Coordinates: 56.8588° N, 60.6008° E

Hours: Tu-Sa 10:00-18:00

Museum

Музей радио им. Попова

улица Энгельса 11, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620075

Coordinates: 56.8333° N, 60.6130° E

Hours: We-Fr 11:00-19:00 • Sa-Su 11:00-18:00

Museum

Россия - моя история

улица Народной Воли 49, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620063

Coordinates: 56.8256° N, 60.6074° E

Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-20:00

Museum

Музей ВДВ. Крылатая гвардия

улица Крылова 2А, Заречный, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620028

Coordinates: 56.8415° N, 60.5703° E

Hours: Tu, Th, Sa 10:00-18:00 • Su, Fr 10:00-17:00 • We 10:00-20:00