Volgograd

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city

Volgograd is a major city in southwestern Russia on the Volga River, historically known as Stalingrad and renowned as the site of one of World War II’s most pivotal and brutal battles.

Aliases (4)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city →
administrativeStatus	city of oblast significance →
battleDuration	Battle of Stalingrad 1942–1943 →
country	Russia →
formerName	Stalingrad → Tsaritsyn →
hasClimate	continental climate →
hasEconomicActivity	heavy industry → manufacturing → oil refining → river transport →
hasFacility	Volgograd Arena →
hasLandmark	Central Embankment of the Volga → Mamayev Kurgan → The Motherland Calls → Volga–Don Canal → Volgograd Panorama Museum →
hasMemorial	Eternal Flame memorials → Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex →
hasPopulation	over 1 million inhabitants →
hasSportsTeam	FC Rotor Volgograd →
hasUniversity	Volgograd State Medical University → Volgograd State Technical University → Volgograd State University →
hostedEvent	2018 FIFA World Cup matches →
isRegionalCapitalOf	Volgograd Oblast →
knownFor	Battle of Stalingrad → The Motherland Calls statue → World War II history →
locatedIn	Volgograd Oblast →
locatedInRegion	southwestern Russia →
locatedOnRiver	Volga River →
locatedOnTransportRoute	Volga River shipping route → Volga–Don shipping canal system →
namedAfter	Volga River →
partOf	Southern Federal District →
roleInWorldWarII	site of the Battle of Stalingrad →
timeZone	Moscow Time →
transportInfrastructure	Volgograd International Airport → Volgograd Metrotram → Volgograd railway junction →
twinnedWith	Chemnitz → Cologne → Coventry → Hiroshima → Portsmouth →
wasRenamed	Stalingrad in 1925 → Volgograd in 1961 →

Referenced by (48)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Central Embankment of the Volga → Hall of Military Glory → Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex → Square of Sorrow → Volgograd Arena → Volgograd Metrotram → Volgograd State Medical University → Volgograd State Technical University → Volgograd State University →	locatedIn
Volgograd Arena → Volgograd International Airport → Volgograd State University →	cityServed
Stalingrad → Tsaritsyn →	formerNameOf
Volga region → Volgograd Oblast →	hasMajorCity
Mamayev Kurgan memorial complex ("city of Volgograd") → The Motherland Calls ("city of Volgograd") →	hasViewOver
The Motherland Calls → The Motherland Calls →	location
Hiroshima → Shenyang →	sisterCity
Nikolai Nikitin → Yevgeny Vuchetich →	workLocation
Volgograd Oblast →	administrativeCenter
Medal for the Defence of Stalingrad ("city of Volgograd") →	associatedWith
Vasily Chuikov →	burialPlace
Volgograd Oblast →	capital
Battle of Stalingrad →	cityRenamedAs
Stalingrad →	currentName
Volgograd Oblast →	hasRiverPort
FC Rotor Volgograd →	homeCity
Volgograd International Airport ("Volgograd metropolitan area") →	isMajorAirportFor
Volgograd International Airport ("city of Volgograd") →	isNamedAfter
Volgograd Reservoir →	locatedNear
European Russia →	majorCity
Volgograd Reservoir →	namedAfter
Volga–Don Canal →	nearCity
Volgograd Metrotram ("City of Volgograd") →	owner
Volga River →	passesCity
FC Rotor Volgograd →	playsHomeMatchesIn
Tsaritsyn →	presentDayLocation
Tsaritsyn →	renamedAs
Stalingrad →	renamedTo
Volgograd International Airport →	serves
Volgograd Metrotram →	servesCity
Volgograd ("Volgograd railway junction") →	transportInfrastructure
Coventry →	twinTown