Gorodets
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Gorodets is an ancient Russian town on the Volga River, known as one of the oldest settlements in the Nizhny Novgorod region and historically significant as a medieval trading and craft center.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Городец | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeCenterOf | Gorodetsky District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 60 km northwest of Nizhny Novgorod ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
crafts
ⓘ
food industry ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| foundedInYearApprox | 1152 ⓘ |
| founder | Yuri Dolgorukiy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
merchant houses of 19th century
ⓘ
traditional wooden architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | historic town ⓘ |
| hasDialingCode | +7 83161 ⓘ |
| hasEthnographicSignificance | center of Volga folk culture ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Gingerbread Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gorodets Museum of Local Lore NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of Gorodets Painting NERFINISHED ⓘ Museum of Samovars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulationApprox | 30000 ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeRange | 606500–6065xx ⓘ |
| hasRiverPort | Volga River port facilities ⓘ |
| hasStatus | town of district significance ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection | regional roads to Nizhny Novgorod ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Rus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
craft center
ⓘ
medieval trading center ⓘ |
| isInEasternPartOf | European Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOneOfOldestSettlementsIn | Nizhny Novgorod region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gorodets painting
ⓘ
gingerbread production ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ wood carving ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Moscow Time ⓘ |
| locatedOnBank | left bank of the Volga River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Volga River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorReligion | Russian Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Volga Federal District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Nizhny Novgorod region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | open-air museum town ⓘ |
| wasFortifiedSettlement | true ⓘ |
| wasImportantInPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Александр Невский
this entity surface form:
Городец