Gorbatow (city)

city Gorbatov Gorbatov coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Rajon Pavlovo First mention 1565 City since 1779 surface 12  km² population 2278 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 190 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 100  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 83171 Post Code 606125 License Plate 52, 152 OKATO 22 242 505 Geographical location Coordinates 56 ° 8 '  N , 43 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 8 '0 "  N , 43 ° 3' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Gorbatow ( Russian Горбатов ) is a small town in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast ( Russia ) with 2278 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 60 km southwest of the oblast capital Nizhny Novgorod on the right bank of the Oka , a right tributary of the Volga .

Gorbatov belongs to Pavlovo Raion and is one of the smallest cities in Russia.

history

In a document from 1565, the village of Meschtschorskaja Porosl was mentioned in connection with (earlier) donations of the lands by Ivan the Terrible to the boyar Alexander Gorbaty-Shuiski. Later the place was called Meschtschorskaja Sloboda and in 1672 it was renamed Gorbatowo after the nickname of the previous owner .

In 1779, under the name of Gorbatow, town charter was granted as the administrative center of a district ( Ujesds ).

Up until the end of the 19th century, the manufacture of hemp ropes in several smaller rope factories was the city's most important economic sector. However, the city lost its economic and political importance compared to the more conveniently located places Worsma and especially Pavlovo, where the district administration was relocated in 1918.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	4604
1926	3300
1939	3124
1959	3572
1970	4611
1979	4210
1989	3552
2002	2662
2010	2278

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Culture and sights

The picturesque and quietly located Gorbatow is a well-known regional excursion and vacation spot.

The film director Nikita Michalkow shot his film The Barber of Siberia in the vicinity of Gorbatow in 1996 and the sequel to the Oscar-winning film The Sun That Deceives Us from 2006 to 2007 .

Economy and Infrastructure

In Gorbatow there are small factories for pocket knives, folk art and embroidery, as well as a rope factory.

Gorbatow is known for its orchards; A sour cherry variety named after the city comes from here . In the former Gorbatow district, the Gorbatow red cattle breed was originally also bred.

The closest railway station is the Worsma station twelve kilometers southeast on the Nizhny Novgorod – Pavlovo line.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

• Gorbatow on mojgorod.ru (Russian)