Arzamas

For the Arzamas literary society, see Arzamas Society. For the educational website, see Arzamas (website).

Arzamas (Russian: Арзама́с) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Tyosha River (a tributary of the Oka), 410 kilometers (250 mi) east of Moscow. The population as of 2024 is 103,629.^[9]

Arzamas Арзамас
City[1]
Photomontage of Arzamas
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Arzamas
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Coordinates: 55°24′N 43°49′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[2]
Founded	1578[3]
City status since	1781
Government
• Body	City Duma
• Mayor	Alexander Shchelokov
Area
• Total	34.32 km2 (13.25 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[4]
• Total	106,362
• Rank	152nd in 2010
• Density	3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Arzamas[2]
• Capital of	Arzamassky District,[2] city of oblast significance of Arzamas[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Arzamas Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Arzamas Urban Okrug,[5] Arzamassky Municipal District[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	607220-607233
Dialing code(s)	+7 83147
OKTMO ID	22703000001
Website	www.arzamas.org

History

Monument to Alexander Stupin

Resurrection Cathedral

Arzamas was founded in 1578^[3] by Ivan the Terrible in the lands populated at the time by Mordvins. By 1737, more than 7,000 people lived in Arzamas and the town became a major transit centre on the route from Moscow to eastern parts of Russia. It was known for its geese and onions as well as leather crafts.

Catherine the Great in 1781 granted town status to Arzamas and a coat of arms based on the colours of the Arzamas regiment.^{[citation needed]} In the early 19th century, Arzamas had over twenty churches and cathedrals, the foremost being the Resurrection Cathedral. It was built in the Empire style to commemorate the Russian victory over Napoleon in 1812.

Alexander Stupin art school was located in Arzamas between 1802 and 1862 and many famous Russian artists studied there, including Vasily Perov.

By the early 20th century it was still an important centre of trade, and had tanneries, oil, flour, tallow, dye, soap and iron works; knitting was an important domestic industry, while sheepskins and sail-cloth were articles of trade. The 1897 population was 10,591.^[10]

From 1954 to 1957, Arzamas was the center of Arzamas Oblast, a short-lived administrative unit that was split from Gorky Oblast and later merged back into it.

In 1988, the city was the site of the Arzamas train disaster which caused the death of ninety-one people.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arzamas serves as the administrative center of Arzamassky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Arzamas—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[2] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Arzamas is incorporated as Arzamas Urban Okrug.^[5]

Population

Ethnic composition (2010):^[11]

• Russians – 97.9%
• Ukrainians – 0.4%
• Others – 1.7%

Economy

11th microdistrict of Arzamas

Local industry includes Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, a manufacturer of military and specialized civilian automotive vehicles (such as BTR-80, GAZ Tigr). It is now part of the GAZ holding company. Also in Arzamaz there is the Peshelansky gypsum plant, which has been operating since 1933.^[12]

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns and sister cities

Arzamas is twinned with:

• Popovo, Bulgaria
• Ruma, Serbia
• Valozhyn, Belarus
• New Athos, Abkhazia/Georgia
• Alupka, Crimea
• Vagharshapat, Armenia^[13]

Notable people

• Patriarch Sergius I of Moscow
• Marina Orlova, philologist
• Evgeny Namestnikov, ice hockey player
• Leonid Nikolaev, conductor
• Alexander Stupin, painter

See also

• Arzamas I railway station
• Bayush Razgildeyev
• Sarov (Arzamas-16)

References

Notes

1. Order #3-od
2. Law #184-Z
3. Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 23. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
5. Law #142-Z
6. Law #54-Z
7. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
8. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
9. rosstat 01 01 2024
10.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Arzamas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 713.
11. "Национальный состав населения Нижегородской области". Nizhstat. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
12. О Пешеланском гипсовом заводе
13. Official Website of the Municipality of Ejmiatsin

Sources

• Законодательное собрание Нижегородской области. Закон №184-З от 16 ноября 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Нижегородской области», в ред. Закона №58-З от 5 мая 2016 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Нижегородской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Нижегородской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №218(3390), 23 ноября 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #184-Z of November 16, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Law #58-Z of May 5, 2016 On Amending the Law of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.).
• Государственно-правовой департамент Нижегородской области. Приказ №3-од от 27 января 2016 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных образований, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Нижегородской области». Опубликован: "Нижегородская правда", №27(26048) (начало) и №30 (26051) (окончание), 19 и 26 марта 2016 г. (State Legal Department of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Order #3-od of January 27, 2016 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations, Urban and Rural Localities of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Нижегородской области. Закон №54-З от 29 июня 2006 г. «Об административных центрах муниципальных районов, сельских поселений в Нижегородской области», в ред. Закона №60-З от 8 мая 2015 г «О преобразовании муниципальных образований Кулебакского муниципального района Нижегородской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №118(3530), 1 июля 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #54-Z of June 29, 2006 On the Administrative Centers of the Municipal Districts, Rural Settlements in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Law #60-Z of May 8, 2015 On Transforming the Municipal Formations of Kulebaksky Municipal District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Законодательное Собрание Нижегородской области. Закон №142-З от 24 октября 2005 г «О утверждении границ и составе территории муниципального образования город Арзамас Нижегородской области», в ред. Закона №162-З от 28 августа 2009 г «О преобразовании муниципальных образований — сельских поселений Абрамовский сельсовет, Балахонинский сельсовет, Бебяевский сельсовет, Большетумановский сельсовет, Водоватовский сельсовет, Волчихинский сельсовет, Казаковский сельсовет, Коваксинский сельсовет, Ломовский сельсовет, Морозовский сельсовет, Мотовиловский сельсовет, Пустынский сельсовет, Селемский сельсовет, Успенский сельсовет, Хватовский сельсовет, Чернухинский сельсовет Арзамасского муниципального района Нижегородской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Нижегородской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №203(3375), 27 октября 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #142-Z of October 24, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Territorial Composition of the Municipal Formation of the City of Arzamas of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Law #162-Z of August 28, 2009 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations—Rural Settlements of Abramovsky Selsoviet, Balakhoninsky Selsoviet, Bebyayevsky Selsoviet, Bolshetumanovsky Selsoviet, Vodovatovsky Selsoviet, Volchikhinsky Selsoviet, Kazakovsky Selsoviet, Kovaksinsky Selsoviet, Lomovsky Selsoviet, Morozovsky Selsoviet, Motovilovsky Selsoviet, Pustynsky Selsoviet, Selemsky Selsoviet, Uspensky Selsoviet, Khvatovsky Selsoviet, Chernukhinsky Selsoviet of Arzamassky Municipal District and on Amending Various Laws of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.).

External links

• Official website of Arzamas (in Russian)
• Directory of organizations in Arzamas (in Russian)
• Pictures of Arzamas