Semyonov (city)

city Semyonov Семёнов coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Rajon Semyonov mayor Nikolai Noskov First mention 1644 City since 1779 surface 14  km² population 24,473 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1748 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 110  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 83162 Post Code 60665x License Plate 52, 152 OKATO 22 437 Website www.semenov.nnov.ru Geographical location Coordinates 56 ° 48 ′  N , 44 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 56 ° 48 ′ 0 ″  N , 44 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Semjonow ( Russian Семёнов ) is a city in the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast ( Russia ) with 24,473 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the Volga Vetluga lowland about 70 km northeast of Oblasthauptstadt Nizhny Novgorod on the Sanochta , a right tributary of the Volga opens Kerzhenets River .

Semjonow is the administrative center of the Rajons of the same name .

history

Khokhloma painting on a Soviet postage stamp

The place in the first half of the 17th century as a settlement for Old Believers . It was first mentioned in 1644 as Semjonowskoje , in 1717 as the parish village of Semjonowo .

In 1779 the place received city rights as the administrative center of a district ( Ujesds ) under the name Semjonow .

Until the October Revolution , the city remained one of the most important centers of Old Orthodoxy.

Since the 17th century, in the area around the northwestern village of Khokhloma, the well-known handicraft of Khochloma painting ( Khochlomskaja rospis ) with gold and red plant and animal motifs on a black background on wooden utensils such as spoons, bowls or jugs was widespread . In 1918, after the October Revolution, the production of these products was centralized in Semyonov at the instigation of the Soviet authorities. In 1925 the production was placed under an Artel and more and more towards mass production, which culminated in the opening of a factory in 1960.

Population development

Old Orthodox Nicholas Church in Semyonov

year	Residents
1897	3,752
1926	6,000
1939	11,997
1959	19,837
1970	23,633
1979	25.199
1989	26,282
2002	25,298
2010	24,473

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Culture and sights

Svetlojar lake

Various buildings from the 18th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the city, such as the Church of All Saints ( церковь Всех Святых / zerkow Wsech Svjatych) and the Old Orthodox St. Nicholas Church ( Никольская церковь / Nikolskaja zerkow).

Semjonow has had a museum of folk art products since 1934, today under the name Semjonow Historical and Art Museum .

To the east of Semjonow lies the Svetlojar lake , on the bottom of which the mythical town of Kitesh is said to have sunk.

Economy and Infrastructure

The Khokhloma folk art products still play a central role in the economy of the city of Semyonov. There are also companies involved in equipment manufacturing and the wood processing industry.

The city lies on the railway line Moscow –Nizhny Novgorod– Kirov (route km 511) opened on this section in 1927 , on which today a large part of the trains of the Trans-Siberian Railway runs on its western part from Moscow. The R159 Nizhny Novgorod – Jaransk road also runs through Semyonov .

sons and daughters of the town

• Andrei Gogolew (* 1974), Russian boxer

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 : Semjonow  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Rajon and City Administration (Russian, partly English )
• Semjonow on mojgorod.ru (Russian)