Zavolschye

This article deals with the city of Zavolshye; for the region of the same name see Sawolschje (region) , for the earlier settlement in the Ivanovo Oblast see Sawolschsk .

city Zavolzhye Заволжье coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Rajon Gorodetsky Founded 1950 City since 1964 surface 13  km² population 40,460 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 3112 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 75  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 83169 Post Code 606520-606525 License Plate 52, 152 OKATO 22 228 503 Geographical location Coordinates 56 ° 38 '  N , 43 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 38 '0 "  N , 43 ° 24' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Zavolzhye ( Russian Заволжье ) is a town in the Nizhny Novgorod ( Russia ) with 40,460 inhabitants (14 October 2010).

geography

The city is located about 60 km northwest of the oblast capital Nizhny Novgorod on the right bank of the Volga opposite the city of Gorodets . Immediately above the city is the 13-kilometer-long dam of the Gorkier reservoir . Savolschje is not to be confused with the town of Savolschsk in the neighboring Ivanovo Oblast .

Zavolschje belongs to the Gorodetsky district .

The city is the end point of a 58 kilometer long railway line from Nizhny Novgorod opened in 1950 .

history

In connection with the construction of the dam and the hydroelectric power station of the Gorkier reservoir on the Volga, the village of Pestowo on the right (western) bank of the river became one of the construction workers' settlements from 1948. Since it was located on the other bank of the river behind the Volga from the perspective of the old town of Gorodets (Russian sa Volgoi ), it was named Savolschje , although otherwise the area to the left, i.e. east of the Volga, is referred to as Savolschje , (land) behind the Volga .

From 1950, which is also the year of foundation, the place had the status of an urban-type settlement ; In 1964 city rights were granted.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	20,015
1970	34,912
1979	41,490
1989	44,630
2002	43,971
2010	40,460

Note: census data

education

There is a branch of the Technical University of Nizhny Novgorod in Savolschye .

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  Vocational school in Savolschje in the neoclassical style of the 1950s

economy

Zavolschje is an important location for machine and vehicle construction. There is a large diesel engine plant (Sawolschski Motorny Sawod) u. a. Supplier for the Gorkier Automobile Plant (GAS) in Nizhny Novgorod, a plant for caterpillar tractors and other machine factories as well as companies in the construction industry.

sons and daughters of the town

• Irina Belowa (* 1980), rhythmic gymnast

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

Commons : Sawolschje  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Unofficial city portal (Russian)
• Sawolschje on mojgorod.ru (Russian)