Interesting facts about Nizhny Novgorod Is a great opportunity to learn more about Russian cities. It is considered one of the oldest cities in the state. Many historical and cultural attractions have been preserved here, gathering a lot of tourists around them.
We bring to your attention the most interesting facts about Nizhny Novgorod.
- Nizhny Novgorod was founded in 1221.
- It is curious that the largest number of inhabitants lives in Nizhny Novgorod, among all the cities of the Volga District.
- Nizhny Novgorod is considered one of the main centers of river tourism in the Russian Federation (see interesting facts about Russia).
- At the turn of 1500-1515. a stone Kremlin was erected here, which has never been occupied by opponents in the history of its existence.
- The local Chkalovskaya staircase with 560 steps is the longest in the Russian Federation.
- In one of the city's museums, you can see one of the largest art canvases in the world. The picture 7 by 6 m shows the organizer of the Zemsky militia Kuzma Minin.
- A monument to the famous pilot Valery Chkalov, who was the first to fly from the Soviet Union to America via the North Pole, was erected in Nizhny Novgorod.
- An interesting fact is that the city planetarium is considered the most technically equipped in the country.
- The Tsar's pavilion was built specially for the arrival of Nicholas II, who decided to visit the All-Russian Exhibition held in Nizhny Novgorod.
- In the Soviet era, the largest auto giant was built here - the Gorky Automobile Plant.
- There is a version that somewhere under the local Kremlin there is allegedly the disappeared library of Ivan IV the Terrible (see interesting facts about Ivan the Terrible). However, as of today, researchers have not yet found a single artifact.
- Did you know that in the period 1932-1990. the city was called Gorky?
- The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was erected on a wooden raft, since every spring this area was heated by water. In fact, the raft helped keep the foundation from collapsing.
- The song "Hey, club, hoot!" was written right here.
- Osharskaya Street was so named in honor of pickpockets who “rummaged” visitors to drinking establishments.
- At the height of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945), local scientists bred silkworms resistant to low temperatures in order to obtain silk for parachutes. The experiment was successful, but after the end of the war, they decided to close the project.
- After Russians, the most widespread nationalities in Nizhny Novgorod are Tatars (1.3%) and Mordovians (0.6%).
- In 1985, the metro was inaugurated in the city.
