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.
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
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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- День России - 2026-06-12
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Museums in Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Музей истории трамвая и троллейбуса
Stepana Razina Street 51, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 640144
Coordinates: 56.8146° N, 60.6115° E
Hours: closed
Музей Высоцкого
улица Малышева 51, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 620075
Coordinates: 56.8360° N, 60.6143° E
Hours: Tu-Su 11:00-19:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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