Dzerzhinsk
| city, City of Labour Valour
Russia /
Nizhnij Novgorod /
Dzerzhinsk /
World
/ Russia
/ Nizhnij Novgorod
/ Dzerzhinsk
, 5 km from center (Дзержинск)
World / Russia / Nizhegorod
city, City of Labour Valour
City in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Oka River, about 370 kilometers (230 mi) east of Moscow and 35 kilometers (22 mi) west of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 240,742 (2010 Census).
First mentioned in 1606 as Rastyapino (Растя́пино), since 1929 it has been named after Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Bolshevik leader who was the first head of the Soviet Cheka (secret police).
First mentioned in 1606 as Rastyapino (Растя́пино), since 1929 it has been named after Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Bolshevik leader who was the first head of the Soviet Cheka (secret police).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dzerzhinsk,_Russia
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 56°15'16"N 43°30'26"E
- Nizhny Novgorod 19 km
- Petrozavodsk 826 km
- Saint Petersburg 934 km
- Arkhangelsk 964 km
- Espoo (City) 1197 km
- Kangasala 1267 km
- Tampere 1294 km
- Ylöjärvi 1312 km
- Alavus centre 1335 km
- Sastamala 1345 km
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