Sergach

city Sergach Сергач coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Nizhny Novgorod Rajon Sergach First mention 1649 City since 1779 surface 20  km² population 21,386 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1069 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 120  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 83191 Post Code 607510-607514 License Plate 52, 152 OKATO 22 248 501 Geographical location Coordinates 55 ° 32 ′  N , 45 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 55 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  N , 45 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Sergach ( Russian Сергач ) is a town in the Nizhny Novgorod ( Russia ) with 21,386 inhabitants (October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 150 km southeast of the oblast capital Nizhny Novgorod on the Pjana , a left tributary of the Sura, which flows into the Volga .

Sergach is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .

history

A place called Sergaevskaya appeared for the first time in Nizhny Novgorod administrative books from 1618. The name was probably derived from the Mordovian form Serga of the Russian name Sergei .

The first documentary mention of the village of Sergach comes from 1649.

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

Population development

Vladimir Cathedral in Sergach

year	Residents
1897	4,530
1926	2,300
1939	5,349
1959	8,208
1970	22,509
1979	24,387
1989	25,231
2002	22,887
2010	21,386

Note: census data (1926-1939 rounded)

Culture and sights

In Sergach the Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God of Vladimir , or Vladimir Cathedral for short ( Владимирский собор / Vladimirsky sobor) from 1820 and the St. John's Church ( церковь Иоанна Милостивого / zerkogo ) from 1820 Ioanna Milost have been preserved. The station building from the beginning of the 20th century is practically in its original state.

The city has a local museum.

In the nearby village Andreevka stands an old mosque in Lopatino the Nikolai Church ( Никольская церковь / Nikolskaya Zerkow).

Economy and Infrastructure

In Sergatsch there are equipment manufacturing, food (sugar factories) and textile industries.

The city lies on the railway line Moscow - Arsamas - Kazan opened on this section in 1918 (route km 524).

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 : Sergatsch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Unofficial website about Sergach (Russian)
• Sergach on mojgorod.ru (Russian)