Zelenodolsk, Russia
Зеленодольск
Zelenodolsk is a town of 99,600 people in Tatarstan Republic, Russia, founded in 1865.
Why visit Zelenodolsk
Townapedia lists 21 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 34 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Zöyä and Собакинские Ямы.
Weather in Zelenodolsk
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About Zelenodolsk
Zelenodolsk (Russian: Зеленодо́льск; Tatar: Яшел Үзән; Mari: Парат) is a town in Tatarstan, Russia, located in the northwest of the republic on the left bank of the Volga River, 38 kilometers (24 mi) from Kazan. Population: 97,674 (2010 census); 100,139 (2002 census); 94,079 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Zelenodolsk, Republic of Tatarstan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Zöyä
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
Railway station in Yäşel Üzän District, Tatarstan
Museums and landmarks21
Погибшим при ликвидации аварии на Чернобыльской АЭС
Monument and historic site · 3.3 km
улица Комарова, Зеленодольск
9 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Restaurants and cafes34
22 more on the map.
History
The city stands on the site of Mari village. In 1865, the town was referred to as the village Kabachischi (the title area of arable land Paratsky peasants "Kabachischenskie field"). Since 1897 the village was called Paratsky Zaton, and since 1928 working village Green Dol. In 1932, transformed into a city Zelenodol'sk.
Since the end of the 19th century, it was the backwater wintering area and repair of sea vessels, which marked the beginning Zelenodolsk Shipyard (now Zelenodolsky Plant Gorky).
As a result of the rising water level of the Kuibyshev Reservoir and coastal flooding during construction of the Kuibyshev hydroelectric station, the coastline has changed dramatically.
A major public-private investment project is under way to create new satellite city, "Zelyony Dol" (Green Dol), by 2025 on approximately 3,640 hectares within the Kazan agglomeration along the M-7 motorway between Zelenodolsk and Kazan. The planned settlement is projected to house an initial population of 100,000 (later rising to 157,000), with a housing stock of 4.1 million m² and an estimated construction cost of 140 billion rubles. Development is expected to consist predominantly of low-rise buildings transitioning to multi-storey structures, beginning from the planned Zelenodolsk neighbourhood "Volzhskaya Venetsiya" (Volga Venice) on reclaimed semi-marsh lands near Aysha and continuing through Orekhovka.
From the History section of Zelenodolsk, Republic of Tatarstan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship5
Храм апостола Андрея Первозванного
Church · Orthodox · 2.1 km
1 Столичная улица, Зеленодольск
Shopping41
Gas and EV charging12
Schools, colleges and libraries27
Зеленодольское медицинское училище
School · 1.6 km
5 улица Гоголя, Зеленодольск
Зеленодольский институт машиностроения и информационных технологий, КНИТУ-КАИ
School · 2.8 km
17А Столичная улица
Healthcare32
Map of Zelenodolsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kazan Airport (KZN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 54 km away.
- Nizhniye Vyazovyye 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Aysha 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Volzhsk 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Kozlovka 17 km west, about 17 min by car
- Kazan 38 km east, about 38 min by car
- Mariinskiy Posad 58 km northwest, about 58 min by car
- Tsivil’sk 65 km west, about 1 h by car
- Novocheboksarsk 71 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kanash 74 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kugesi 79 km west, 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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Sviyajsk-RWS, Gradmir, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Щусев часовня в селе Вязовые, А. В. Щусев, до 1914 года, Public domain
- ДК Родина - дек 2017, S1lver storm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20171230 151751 HDR, Данил Амиров, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Свияжский железнодорожный мост, valentin_orlov, CC BY 3.0
- Романовский жд мост через Волгу, Valuta01, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Волга у Зеленодольского железнодорожного моста, Konstantin Abrosimov, CC BY 3.0
- Зеленодольский паром, valentin_orlov, CC BY 3.0
- Паром СП-31 на линии Зеленодольск-Нижние Вязовые, Konstantin Abrosimov, CC BY 3.0
- Әл-Әнгам (Яшел Үзән), dumrt.ru, CC BY 4.0
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