Dzerzhinsk, Industrial center in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia
Dzerzhinsk is an industrial city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast that stretches 24 kilometers along the right bank of the Oka River. The city sits about 390 kilometers east of Moscow and forms a large urban area together with Nizhny Novgorod.
The settlement began in 1606 under the name Rastyapino and served at first as a rural community on the riverbank. It received its current name in 1929 in honor of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the first chief of the Soviet secret police.
The name honors Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Bolshevik official from the early Soviet period. The city today maintains connections with several partner towns across Europe, including Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Germany and Grodno in Belarus.
The Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod railway line connects the city to the national transport network and offers direct train services in both directions. Trains stop in the center and provide connections to other cities along the route.
The Shukhov Tower from 1929 stands directly on the Oka riverbank and shows a hyperboloid lattice structure made of steel. The shape results from straight steel beams arranged to form a doubly curved surface without bending any individual elements.
Location: Dzerzhinsk
Location: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Location: Nizhny Novgorod Governorate
Location: Gorki Krai
Inception: 1606
Elevation above the sea: 90 m
Shares border with: Nizhny Novgorod
Website: https://admdzr.nobl.ru
GPS coordinates: 56.23333,43.45000
Latest update: December 14, 2025 03:31
Shukhov tower on the Oka River
7.3 km
Resurrection Cathedral
2.3 km
Puppet theatre in Dzerzhinsk
1.1 km
Annunciation Church
6.4 km
Église Saint-Antoine-le-Grand de Dzerjinsk
2.8 km
Церковь Рождества Богородицы в селе Гнилицы
19.1 km
Palace of Culture of Chemical Workers
592 m
Мемориал в честь погибших героев (Дзержинск, Нижегородская область)
1 kmДендропарк имени И.Н.Ильяшевича
2.8 kmКурдонер
1.5 kmДмитриевская башня
2.3 kmШуховская башня
7.3 kmДеревянная крепость
8.5 kmАнсамбль жилых домов с курдонёром
1.2 kmВерёвочный парк «Бригантина»
11 kmДзержинский театр драмы
726 mТауэрский мост
2.3 kmЭйфелева башня
2.3 kmДекоративный паровоз
542 mСобор Василия Блаженного
2.3 kmДворцовый мост
2.2 kmЛасточкино гнездо
2.2 kmЯпонский пейзаж
2.2 kmРодина-мать
2.2 kmБелый дом
2.2 kmВодопад
2.1 kmКапролактам
8.2 kmАрка
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