Naberezhnye Chelny
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About Naberezhnye Chelny
Naberezhnye Chelny is the second largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. A major industrial center, Naberezhnye Chelny stands on the Kama River 225 kilometers (140 mi) east of Kazan near Nizhnekamsk Reservoir. Population: 548,434 (2021 census); 513,193 (2010 census); 509,870 (2002 census); 500,309 (1989 Soviet census).The city was briefly known as Brezhnev from 1982 to 1988.
Naberezhnye Chelny was granted town status on August 10, 1930, and was called Brezhnev (after Leonid Brezhnev) from 1982 to 1988.
The city of Naberezhnye Chelny was one of the residence centers of the Udmurt Jews, who spoke Udmurtish Yiddish.
== Administrative and municipal status ==
The Administrative divisions of Naberezhnye Chelny consists of three districts;
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Naberezhnye Chelny serves as the administrative center of Tukayevsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of republic significance of Naberezhnye Chelny—an administrative...
Naberezhnye Chelny travel guide
Getting there
By plane Naberezhnye Chelny and the surrounding areas are served by Begishevo International Airport Begishevo Airport IATA
By rail 1 Naberezhnye Chelny railway station. (updated Oct 2021)
See
1 Ascension Cathedral (Вознесенский собор, Voznesensky Sobor), пр Чулман, 127. A rather ordinary brick church, this is one of the few pre-revolutionary buildings preserved in Chelny. The cathedral was built in 1872. During Soviet times, it fell into a state of ruins, from which it was restored in 1989-90. (updated Oct 2021) 2 Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian (Храм Космы и Дамиана). Completed in 1859. (updated Oct 2021)
Drink & nightlife
103 Store. There is plenty of stores, with numbers and if you ask someone, then you can find stores by what number they have. Most of these places have draft beer "stations". (updated Feb 2021)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.