Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod, colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is Russia's fifth largest city, ranking after Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Yekaterinburg. It had a population in 2018 of 1. Wikivoyage

Population 1,198,245 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Russia

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• 02PolicePolice
• 03AmbulanceAmbulance
• 101FireFire
• 102PolicePolice
• 103AmbulanceAmbulance
• 112AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum Museum · 570 m
• Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin Attraction · 590 m
• Домик Петра I Attraction · 920 m
• Музей науки «Нижегородская радиолаборатория» Museum · 960 m
• Танк Т-34 Memorial · 520 m
• Спасо-Преображенская колокольня Viewpoint · 600 m
• Чкаловская лестница Attraction · 640 m
• Истребитель ЛА-7 Memorial · 740 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pie 1
• Georgian 1
• European 1

All 5 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Александровский сад 1.6 km across 1.5 km
• Губернаторский сад 330 m across 500 m
• Стрелка 570 m across 1.6 km

Getting around

• Dock 10 130 m
• Причал №10 160 m
• Dock 12 250 m
• Dock 8 360 m
• Dock 13 400 m
• Скоба 530 m

Train stations: Нижний Новгород-Московский 3.6 km, ДК железнодорожников 4.1 km, Родина 5.0 km, Моховые горы 5.2 km, Спортивная 5.2 km, Военный городок 5.4 km, Пушкино 5.8 km, Счастливая 5.9 km

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