Arzamas

For the Arzamas literary society, see Arzamas Society.
Arzamas (English)
Арзамас (Russian)
-  City[1]  -

11th microdistrict of Arzamas

Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Arzamas
Location of Arzamas in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°24′N 43°49′E / 55.400°N 43.817°E / 55.400; 43.817Coordinates: 55°24′N 43°49′E / 55.400°N 43.817°E / 55.400; 43.817
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of March 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[2]
Administratively subordinated to city of oblast significance of Arzamas[2]
Administrative center of Arzamassky District,[2] city of oblast significance of Arzamas[2]
Municipal status (as of August 2009)
Urban okrug Arzamas Urban Okrug[3]
Administrative center of Arzamas Urban Okrug,[3] Arzamassky Municipal District[4]
Mayor Mikhail Buzin
Representative body City Duma
Statistics
Area (2010) 34.32 km2 (13.25 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census) 106,362 inhabitants[5]
- Rank in 2010 152nd
Density 3,099/km2 (8,030/sq mi)[6]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[7]
Founded 1578[8]
City status since 1781
Postal code(s)[9] 607220-607233
Dialing code(s) +7 83147
Official website
Arzamas on Wikimedia Commons

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);[5] 109,432(2002 Census);[10] 108,951(1989 Census).[11]

History

Monument to Alexander Stupin
Resurrection Cathedral

Arzamas was founded in 1578[8] 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 center 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 colors of the Arzamas regiment. 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.

In 1954-1957, 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.[3]

Economy

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

Twin towns and sister cities

Arzamas is twinned with:

Notable people

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Order #3-od
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #184-Z
  3. 1 2 3 Law #142-Z
  4. Law #54-Z
  5. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 23. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  9. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  11. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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