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Arzamas
Арзамас
City[1]
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Photomontage of Arzamas
Flag of Arzamas
Flag
Coat of arms of Arzamas
Coat of arms
Location of Arzamas
Map
Arzamas is located in Russia
Arzamas
Arzamas
Location of Arzamas
Arzamas is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Arzamas
Arzamas
Arzamas (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°24′N 43°49′E / 55.400°N 43.817°E / 55.400; 43.817
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[2]
Founded1578[3]
City status since1781
Government
 • BodyCity Duma
 • MayorAlexander Shchelokov
Area
 • Total34.32 km2 (13.25 sq mi)
Elevation
150 m (490 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[4]
 • Total106,362
 • Estimate 
(2018)[5]
104,140 (−2.1%)
 • Rank152nd in 2010
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Arzamas[2]
 • Capital ofArzamassky District,[2] city of oblast significance of Arzamas[2]
 • Urban okrugArzamas Urban Okrug[6]
 • Capital ofArzamas Urban Okrug,[6] Arzamassky Municipal District[7]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[8])
Postal code(s)[9]
607220-607233
Dialing code(s)+7 83147
OKTMO ID22703000001
Websitewww.arzamas.org

Arzamas (Russian: Арзама́с) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River (a tributary of the Oka), 410 kilometers (250 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 106,362 (2010 Census);[4] 109,432 (2002 Census);[10] 108,951 (1989 Census).[11]

History

Monument to Alexander Stupin
Resurrection Cathedral

Arzamas was founded in 1578[3] by Ivan the Terrible in the lands populated at the time by Mordvins. By 1737, more than 7,000 people lived in Arzamas and the town became a major transit centre on the route from Moscow to eastern parts of Russia. It was known for its geese and onions as well as leather crafts.

Catherine the Great in 1781 granted town status to Arzamas and a coat of arms based on the colours of the Arzamas regiment.[citation needed] In the early 19th century, Arzamas had over twenty churches and cathedrals, the foremost being the Resurrection Cathedral. It was built in the Empire style to commemorate the Russian victory over Napoleon in 1812.

Alexander Stupin art school was located in Arzamas between 1802 and 1862 and many famous Russian artists studied there, including Vasily Perov.

By the early 20th century it was still an important centre of trade, and had tanneries, oil, flour, tallow, dye, soap and iron works; knitting was an important domestic industry, while sheepskins and sail-cloth were articles of trade. The 1897 population was 10,591.[12]

From 1954 to 1957, Arzamas was the center of Arzamas Oblast, a short-lived administrative unit that was split from Gorky Oblast and later merged back into it.

In 1988, the city was the site of the Arzamas train disaster which caused the death of ninety-one people.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arzamas serves as the administrative center of Arzamassky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Arzamas—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Arzamas is incorporated as Arzamas Urban Okrug.[6]

Population

Ethnic composition (2010):[13]

Economy

11th microdistrict of Arzamas

Local industry includes Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, a manufacturer of military and specialized civilian automotive vehicles (such as BTR-80, GAZ Tigr). It is now part of the GAZ holding company.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns and sister cities

Arzamas is twinned with:

Notable people

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Order #3-od
  2. ^ a b c d e Law #184-Z
  3. ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 23. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  4. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  5. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Law #142-Z
  7. ^ Law #54-Z
  8. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  10. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  11. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  12. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Arzamas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 713.
  13. ^ "Национальный состав населения Нижегородской области". Nizhstat. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  14. ^ Official Website of the Municipality of Ejmiatsin

Sources

External links

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