Bogorodsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Bogorodsk is a town and the administrative center of Bogorodsky District
of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
, Russia
, located 43 kilometres (26.7 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod
. Population:
It has been known since 1570 as the village of Bogorodichnoye, Bogoroditskoye, or Bogorodskoye. It was granted town status in 1923.
Bogorodsk is one of the oldest centers of the leather industry.
Bogorodsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Bogorodsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 47 in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia. Its administrative centre is the town of Bogorodsk....
of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Nizhny Novgorod Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: The oblast is crossed by the Volga River. Apart from Nizhny Novgorod's metropolitan area, the biggest city is Arzamas...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 43 kilometres (26.7 mi) southwest of Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod , colloquially shortened to Nizhny, is, with the population of 1,250,615, the fifth largest city in Russia, ranking after Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Yekaterinburg...
. Population:
It has been known since 1570 as the village of Bogorodichnoye, Bogoroditskoye, or Bogorodskoye. It was granted town status in 1923.
Bogorodsk is one of the oldest centers of the leather industry.