Gorodets, Russia
Городец
Gorodets is a town of 31,788 people in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, founded in 1152.
Why visit Gorodets
Townapedia lists 61 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 13 places to eat and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Усадьба А.Г. Лемехова - А.Д. Малехонова.
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About Gorodets
Gorodets (Russian: Городе́ц) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodetsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Volga River, 53 kilometers (33 mi) northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 30,658 (2010 census); 32,442 (2002 census); 34,210 (1989 Soviet census); 34,000 (1970).
From the Wikipedia article Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Gorodets on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks61
Усадьба А.Г. Лемехова - А.Д. Малехонова
Monument and historic site
133 улица М.Горького, Городец
А. В. Ворожейкину
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Бюст дважды Героя Советского Союза А.В. Ворожейкина
Бывший особняк купца Якова Михайлова Пугина-Корытникова
Monument and historic site · 1.6 km
1 улица А.Невского, Городец
Валено-сапожный завод Г.С. Красавина - С.Ю. Готовяхина
Monument and historic site · 1.4 km
15 улица Рублёва, Городец
Главный дом усадьбы А. Лапшиной
Monument and historic site · 1.5 km
5 набережная Революции, Городец
Главный дом усадьбы С.Ф. Тряпкина первого
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
2 улица Ленина, Городец
Городецкое женское (земское) училище
Monument and historic site · 0.7 km
11 Студёная улица, Городец
Дом Акиндина Яковлевича Сотина
Monument and historic site · 2.1 km
13 улица Михеева, Городец
Дом Василия Кузьмича Колова
Monument and historic site · 0.8 km
7 улица Успенского, Городец
49 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes13
1 more on the map.
Where to stay4
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History
The town is said to have been founded in 1152 by Prince Yury Dolgoruky (also the founder of Moscow) as a large fortress on the Volga River, the first Russian fortress in today's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. The guess that Gorodets Volzhsky was founded in 1152 by Yuri Dolgoruky was put forward in 1864 by the Nizhny Novgorod local historian I. S. Tikhonravov. According to Tikhonravov, when Izyaslav of Kiev burned Gorodets on the Dnieper, which belonged to Yuri, he decided to go to the Suzdal region; "Approaching the Kitezh Mountains, now Panov, where the current Gorodets is located, Prince Yuri was delighted with the beauty of this area, and most importantly, by the fact that this area reminded him of the Dnieper Gorodets, and he landed here with his retinue, as the chronicler says, on September 6, 1152." The date "September 6" is not found in the sources.
In 1263, Alexander Nevsky died in Gorodets on his way back to Novgorod from the Golden Horde. His son, Andrey, made the town his chief residence. A famous medieval icon-painter, Prokhor, was born there. In the mid-14th century, the town was overshadowed by the neighboring Nizhny Novgorod but continued as the third largest town of the Principality of Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal until 1408, when Edigu razed it to the ground.
From the History section of Gorodets, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship6
Успенская (старообрядческая) церковь
Church · Old Believers · 1.7 km
28 улица Щорса
Shopping23
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare8
Map of Gorodets
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nizhny Novgorod (Strigino) (GOJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 51 km away.
- Zavolzh’ye 5 km west, about 5 min by car
- Pervomayskiy 8 km southwest, about 8 min by car
- Chkalovsk 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Novaya Balakhna 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Dzerzhinsk 46 km south, about 46 min by car
- Nizhniy Novgorod 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Volodarsk 51 km south, about 51 min by car
- Semënov 64 km east, about 1 h by car
- Kstovo 72 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yur’yevets 76 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Master town in Gorodets - panoramio, Artem Korzhimanov, CC BY 3.0
- Cathedral of St. Theodore Stratelates, Gorodets - panoramio, Artem Korzhimanov, CC BY 3.0
- Back side of the Cathedral of St. Theodore Stratelates, Gorodets - panoramio, Artem Korzhimanov, CC BY 3.0
- Gorodets, Nizhegorodskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (3), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Gorodets. Streets of the town., Bestalex, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gorodets. Tower of Saint Nicholas Cathedral walls (Built in 1673), Bestalex, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gorodets, Nizhegorodskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio, Aleksey Igonin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Спасская церковь 3м, 46yuri46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Спасская церковь 1м, 46yuri46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Спасская церковь 2м, 46yuri46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Усадьба Малеханова 04, 46yuri46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Усадьба Малеханова 03, 46yuri46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Усадьба Малеханова 01, 46yuri46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Усадьба Малеханова 02, 46yuri46, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы. Архитектор И. Е. Ефимов, WildPea, CC0
- Городецкий УЭС (2010.06.26) - panoramio, Aleksey Igonin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Городецкий мужской Феодоровский монастырь, WildPea, CC0
- Городец, Ленина 8, Olga-lisenkova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Андрея Рублева 2, Olga-lisenkova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Большой Кировский съезд, 22, Городец, Olga-lisenkova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Большой Кировский съезд, 18, Городец, Olga-lisenkova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Магазин из прошлого (2010.06.26) - panoramio, Aleksey Igonin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Городец, Ленина, 1 - 2021 01, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Главная дверь музея пряника, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Городец, Ленина, 1 - 2021 02, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Спуск (2010.06.26) - panoramio, Aleksey Igonin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Городец, Ленина, 2 - 2021, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Городец, Ленина, 3 - 2021 01, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Музей «Городецкий пряник», WildPea, CC0
- Усадьба Петелина 2021, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Городец, Ленина, 3 - 2021 02, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Городец, Ленина, 3 - 2021 03, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Городец Ленина 3 галерея, M000142, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Литой зонт входа, вид сбоку, Olga-lisenkova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Городец, улица Ленина, 3, AndyVolykhov, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Городец, улица Ленина, 2, AndyVolykhov, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Ворожейкин А.В. - лётчик второй мировой (2010.06.26) - panoramio, Aleksey Igonin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Городецкий судоремонтный (2010.06.26) - panoramio, Aleksey Igonin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Дом 2 по улице Андрея Рублева, Olga-lisenkova, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Городец, Ленина, 9 - ковка, Александр Сигачёв, CC BY-SA 4.0
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