Location: Nizhny Novgorod
Volga District, Russia
Coat of Arms: Flag
City Day: June 12
Administrative status (as of November 2011)Country: Russia
Federal subject: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administratively subordinated to: city of oblast significance of Nizhny Novgorod
Administrative center of: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, city of oblast significance of Nizhny Novgorod
Municipal statusUrban okrug: Nizhny Novgorod Urban Okrug
Administrative center of: Nizhny Novgorod Urban Okrug
Mayor: Vladimir Panov
Representative body: City Duma
StatisticsArea: 460 km (180 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census): 1,250,619 inhabitants
- Rank in 2010: 5th
Density: 2,719/km (7,040/sq mi)
Time zone: MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded: 1221
City status since: 1221
Previous names: Nizhny Novgorod (until 1932),
Gorky (until 1990)
Postal code(s): 603000-603999
Dialing code(s): +7 831
Website: adm.nnov.ru/en/
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6 Science Museums in Nizhny Novgorod That You Shouldn't Miss
August 26, 2021 Rosalyn Ihle
There are hundreds of historical monuments and features in Nizhny Novgorod, each more beautiful and unique than the last. A red brick kremlin, stone cathedrals, a futuristic planetarium, medieval monasteries, a hyperboloid tower... Nizhny Novgorod seems to be a mashup of cultures, eras and technologies that all miraculously work in harmony to create an endearing urban landscape.
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1. Nizhniy Novgorod Radio Laboratory Museum of Science
Nizhniy Novgorod Radio Laboratory Museum of Science Verkhne-Volzhskaya nab 5, Nizhny Novgorod 603005 Russia +7 831 419-67-55 [email protected] http://www.museum.unn.ru/managfs/index.phtml
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5.0 based on 16 reviews
2. Museum of Old Equipment and Tools
Bolshaya Pokrovskaya St., 43 3rd Floor, Nizhny Novgorod 603000 Russia +7 831 215-10-60 [email protected] http://www.techmuzey.ru
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5.0 based on 214 reviews
3. Museum of Experiments
Museum of Experiments ul. Akademika I.N.Blokhinoy 7a, Nizhny Novgorod 603006 Russia +7 831 423-27-13 [email protected] http://www.sgmuzei.ru
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4.5 based on 5 reviews
4. Einshteinium Museum
Rozhdestvenskaya St., 13, Nizhny Novgorod Russia +7 831 430-30-40 [email protected] http://Eimuzei.ru
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4.5 based on 10 reviews
5. Volgageologiya Geological Museum
Volgageologiya Geological Museum ul. Vaneeva d. 18, Nizhny Novgorod 603105 Russia +7 831 428-35-65
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
6. Geological Museum
Geological Museum ul. Vaneeva 18 Volgageologia, Nizhny Novgorod 603105 Russia +7 831 428-38-50
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4.5 based on 3 reviews
