Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Volga Federal district, Russia
🇷🇺 Dzerzhinsk (Дзержинск) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Oka River, about 370 km (230 mi) east of Moscow and 35 km (22 mi) west of Nizhny Novgorod.
It was known as Rastyapino until 1929.
Economy Modern-day Dzerzhinsk is a large centre of the Russian chemicals production industry. In the past, the city was also among Russia's principal production sites for chemical weapons. Owing to its strategic significance, this city was, until recently, officially closed to foreign visitors.
Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Volga Federal district, Russia
Dzerzhinsk has a population of over 229,000 people. Dzerzhinsk also forms one of the centres of the wider Nizhny Novgorod Oblast which has a population of over 3,234,752 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Dzerzhinsk has links with:
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