Nizhniy Novgorod region

Description

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. It has a population of 3,310,597 as of the 2010 Census. From 1932 to 1990 it was known as Gorky Oblast.

The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area (including Dzerzhinsk, Bor and Kstovo) the biggest city is Arzamas. Near the town of Sarov there is the Serafimo-Diveyevsky Monastery, one of the largest convents in Russia, established by Saint Seraphim of Sarov. The Makaryev Monastery opposite of the town of Lyskovo used to be the location of the largest fair in Eastern Europe. Other historic towns include Gorodets and Balakhna, located on the Volga to the north from Nizhny Novgorod.

Geography

Natural resources

Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is not rich in natural resources, which are limited to commercial deposits of sand (including titanium-zirconium sands), clay, gypsum, peat, mineral salt, and timber.

Sights

The unique architectural construction—the 128-meter (420 ft) steel lattice hyperboloid tower built by the Russian engineer and scientist Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov in 1929—is located near the town of Dzerzhinsk on the left bank of the Oka River.

All accomodation types

Hotels

Hostels

  • Alfa Best House, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 5 USD 7.2
    Alfa Best House
  • Hostel Shato Plaza, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 6 USD 8.7
    Hostel Shato Plaza
  • Hostel52, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 7 USD 7.2
    Hostel52
  • Yut Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 8 USD 9.3
    Yut Hostel
  • Berry hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    Berry hostel
  • Matreshki Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 9 USD 9.4
    Matreshki Hostel
  • Hostel Kanavinsky, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 8 USD 9.0
    Hostel Kanavinsky
  • Rest Home Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 8 USD 9.3
    Rest Home Hostel
  • Kuzen Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 9 USD 9.0
    Kuzen Hostel
  • Ilinskij Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    Ilinskij Hostel
  • Hostel na Pokrovke, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 10 USD 9.0
    Hostel na Pokrovke
  • Hostel Tartaria, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 9 USD 8.6
    Hostel Tartaria
  • Rezerv Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 11 USD 9.5
    Rezerv Hostel
  • hostel strelka, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 10 USD 9.4
    hostel strelka
  • Volzhskiy Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 13 USD 9.5
    Volzhskiy Hostel
  • Hostel "Na Lune", Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 12 USD 7.8
    Hostel "Na Lune"
  • 0221 Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 14 USD 8.4
    0221 Hostel
  • Hostel Bugrov, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 14 USD 9.3
    Hostel Bugrov
  • Nizhniy Layk Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 13 USD 9.4
    Nizhniy Layk Hostel
  • Kapsul'nyy Osharskiy Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 14 USD 9.5
    Kapsul'nyy Osharskiy Hostel
  • Nizhny Hotel & Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    Nizhny Hotel & Hostel
  • YES! hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    YES! hostel
  • Hostel52, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 18 USD 9.1
    Hostel52
  • MiniDom Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 15 USD 9.7
    MiniDom Hostel
  • Smile Hostel, Nizhniy NovgorodHigh rating
    from 19 USD 10
    Smile Hostel
  • AXALTA Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 21 USD 8.8
    AXALTA Hostel
  • Hostel "Chempion", Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 23 USD 9.4
    Hostel "Chempion"
  • Extremeland Hostel, Nizhniy Novgorod
    from 24 USD 8.6
    Extremeland Hostel

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