Novossibirsk ( Russian Новосиби́рск in , marked) is a town of Siberia, in Russia. With: 1425600 inhabitants, Novosibirsk is the third agglomeration of Russia.

Localization, climate

Novossibirsk is located in the western south of the Siberian federal District. The city extends on two banks from the river Ob coming from the Altaï, in the plain of the west of the Siberia. It is the administrative center of the Oblast de Novossibirsk. Its coordinates are.

The climate is strongly continental, with Hiver S cold (- 18 with -20°C, but being able to reach -40°C) and snow-covered and of the be S tepid and wet per moments (it is the period of the year when there are largest precipitations).

History

Novossibirsk was founded in 1893 like the future site of the bridge of the Transsibérien spanning the river. Of 1893 until in 1925, it was named Novonikolayevsk, according to the Tsar Nicolas II of Russia.

Town planning

The two monuments headlights are the Station of the Transsibérien and the Théâtre of opera and ballet of Novossibirsk, largest of Russia, which marks the center of the city near Krasny Prospekt (Which occurred red), the principal artery of the city.

A network of two lines of Subway, of which one crossing the Ob on a covered bridge (longer bridge of subway during its construction), serves it.

Activities

The principal industries are the Métallurgie and the manufacture of machines. In addition, important goods traffic de between the east and the west on the line of the Trans-Siberian which carries out until in China in fact a node of transport, of Logistique and important Négoce as well as a banking center.

It also shelters a market of Japanese cars, where the major part of the Japanese cars of occasion of Russia are imported and exchanged.

The city shelters one of best the Universités (Université of State de Novossibirsk) of the country, several institutes and of the research centres scientific (located essentially at Akademgorodok, a district to 30 km upstream).

Culture

The cultural life is very present, with in particular the troop of opera, the body of Ballet, the Visual art and the Siberian Artisanat. The Theater of opera and ballet of Novossibirsk is the largest theater of Russia. The city accommodates the Alliance Fran1caise in addition.

Twinning

External bonds

• Chart of the area of Novossibirsk in 1960
• Nevzgodin, Ivan - The Structures off Novosibirsk , Rotterdam: Publishers episode, 2005, ISBN 9059730321
• Chart of the area of Novossibirsk in 1960
• Report on Akademgorodok, the scientific city of Novossibirsk
• Article on the saving in Novossibirsk

Simple: Novosibirsk

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