FACTOID # 176: Nauru is the world's smallest independent republic.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

SEARCH ALL

FACTS & STATISTICS    Advanced view

Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 

 

(* = Graphable)

 

 


Encyclopedia > Novgorod Oblast
Coat of arms
Khutyn Monastery in Novgorod Oblast

Novgorod Oblast (Russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, Novgorodskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established in 1944. It is located in the Northwestern Federal District, between Moscow and Saint Petersburg. The administrative center is the city of Velikiy Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Velikiy Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located there. The historic monuments of Velikiy Novgorod are surroundings have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Hutyn. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Hutyn. ... Khutyn Monastery of Saviours Transfiguration and of St. ... Russia is a federation which consists of 86 subjects[1]. These subjects are of equal federal rights in the sense that they have equal representation—two delegates each—in the Federation Council (upper house of the Russian parliament). ... Oblast (Czech: oblast, Slovak: oblasÅ¥, Russian and Ukrainian: , Belarusian: , Bulgarian: о́бласт) refers to a subnational entity in some countries. ... Northwestern Federal District (Russian: Се́веро-За́падный федера́льный о́круг; tr. ... Moscow (Moskva) (Russian: , romanised: Moskva, IPA: see also other names) is the capital of Russia and the countrys economic, financial, educational, and transportation centre. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia. ... Staraya Russa (Russian: ) is an old Russian town located 99 km south of Veliky Novgorod. ... UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...

Contents

Geography

The area of the oblast is 53,895 km². Novgorod Oblast borders Leningrad Oblast (NW,N), Vologda Oblast (E), Tver Oblast (SE,S) and Pskov Oblast (SW). Leningrad Oblast (Russian: , tr. ... Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia ... Tver Oblast (Russian: Тверска́я о́бласть) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ... Coat of arms Pskov Oblast (Russian: , Pskovskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). ...


The western part is a lowland around the Lake Ilmen, while the eastern part is a highland (northern spurs of the Valdai Hills). The highest point is Mount Ryzhokha (296 m). Ilmen (Russian: ) is a historically important lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia, formerly a vital part of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. ... The Valdai Hills (Russian: Валда́йская возвы́шенность or Валда́й, Latvian: Valdaja augstiene) are an upland region in north-west of central Russia running north-south, about midway between St. ...


Economy

Novgorod Oblastr is noted for its science- and labor-intensive sectors, particularly the chemical and forest industries. The engineering and metalworking, electronics, chemical, forest, woodworking, and pulp and paper industries produce nearly half of the oblast's marketable commodities.


The chemical industry is Novgorod Oblast's leading economic sector, accounting for 31.4% of total industrial output. Products include fertilizers, general rubber goods, synthetic resins, plastics, paints, pharmaceuticals, and household chemicals. Fertilizer companies using both local and imported raw materials produce phosphate fertilizers (city of Volkhov) and nitrogen fertilizers (Novgorod Chemical Plant).


The engineering industry accounts for 11%+ of all industrial production. It is characterized by science- and labor-intensive production specializing in the output of sophisticated high-precision machines and equipment, electrical equipment, electronics and radioelectronics, instrument making, and shipbuilding, which developed as a result of the Oblast's maritime location. Production of equipment for the chemical industry has also been established.


The forestry complex, which includes the forest, woodworking, and pulp and paper industries, produces 10.9% of the Oblast's industrial goods. Lumber, plywood, and furniture are some of the products of the woodworking industry. Most of the materials for the wood processing industry are supplied from neighboring Oblasts and republics of Northern district.


The development prospects of the forestry complex are tied to high-end timber processing, greater competitiveness of output products, forest regeneration, and improvements in the Oblast's ecological situation.


Along with specialized sectors, there are others that supplement the economic complex, such as the power industry, which accounts for 16.5% of industrial output. The power industry is represented by low- and medium-power thermal and hydroelectric power plants, including a hydroelectric power plant on the Volkhov River. All the plants are integrated into the Northwestern unified energy system and connected with the unified energy system of European Russia. The metallurgical industry is another supplementary sector. Light industry is represented mainly by the textile, leather shoe, and ceramics industries.


The industrial construction complex has interregional significance. Companies in this sector are located in large and medium-sized cities with access to main highways. They produce reinforced concrete components and structures and other building materials. The glass industry is also well developed in Novgorod Oblast.


Novgorod Oblast's economic complex is a combination of companies of regional significance (forestry, power) and specialized companies (radio engineering and chemical industries). The largest industrial centers are Great Novgorod (specialized machine engineering, electrical and radio engineering, chemical industry, nitrogen fertilizer production, food industry, ship repair yard, and sawmill); Staraya Russa (instrument making and chemical engineering); and Vorovichi (ceramics and glass production).


Time zone

Novgorod Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD). Image File history File links RTZ2. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Moscow Time (Russian: ) is the time zone for the city of Moscow, Russia and most of western Russia, including Saint Petersburg, Russia. ... Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is a high-precision atomic time standard. ...

Rivers

Major rivers include:

Volkhov River, also called Olhava river (Russian: Во́лхов) is a river in Novgorod and Leningrad Oblasts in Russia. ... Msta (Russian: ) is a river in Tver Oblast and Novgorod Oblast of Russia. ... Ловать Length 530 km Elevation of the source  ? m Average discharge 105 m³/s Area watershed  ? km² Origin Lake Lovatets Mouth Lake Ilmen Basin countries Belarus,Russia Lovat River (Russian: река́ Ло́вать) is a river in Pskov and Novgorod Oblasts of Russia. ... Shelon River (Шелонь in Russian) is a river in the Pskov Oblast and Novgorod Oblast in Russia. ... Syas River (Сясь in Russian) is a river in the Novgorod and Leningrad Oblasts in Russia. ...

Lakes

Major lakes include:

Ilmen (Russian: ) is a historically important lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia, formerly a vital part of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. ... Valdai Lake (Russian: Валдайское озеро, Валдай) is a lake in the middle of the Valdai Hills in Novgorod Oblast, Russia. ...

Administrative divisions

Sergey Mitin is the Governor of Novgorod oblast. Cities and towns under the oblasts jurisdiction: Veliky Novgorod (Великий Новгород) (administrative center) Borovichi (Боровичи) Staraya Russa (Старая Русса) Districts: Batetsky (Батецкий) with 5 selsovets under the districts jurisdiction. ... Sergey Gerasimovich Mitin (Russian: ) (born June 14, 1951 Gorky, USSR) is the governor of Novgorod Oblast, Russia since August 7, 2007. ...


Demographics

Population: 694,355 (2002 Census), down from about 753,000 in 1989. Novgorod Oblast has the lowest population for any oblast in the European part of Russia. One of the reasons for the relatively low population density is that the area suffered heavily during World War II. The population is 70% urban. There are ten cities and towns. Russian Census of 2002 (Russian: ) was the first census of Russian Federation carried out on October 9, 2002. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


Ethnic groups: Novgorod Oblast is relatively homogenous, with only five recognised ethnic groups of more than two thousand persons each at the time of the census. The following nationalities were most numerous: 652,152 Russians (93.92%); 10,449 Ukrainians (1.50%); 5,294 Belarusians (0.76%); 3,388 Roma (0.49%); 2,077 Tatars (0.30%); 1,940 Armenians (0.289%); 1,574 Azeris (0.23%); 1,074 Chechens (0.15%); and 1,010 Germans (0.15%); as well as many other smaller groups. In addition, a further 5,575 persons (0.80%) declined to state their nationality on the census questionnaire.[1] Languages Romani, languages of native region Religions Christianity, Islam Related ethnic groups South Asians (Desi) The Roma (singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom) or Romanies are an ethnic group living in many communities all over the world. ... Tatars (Tatar: Tatarlar/Татарлар), sometimes spelled Tartar (more about the name), is a collective name applied to the Turkic speaking people of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. ... Aside from a large Azeri community that is native to Russias Dagestan Republic, the majority of Azeris in Russia are fairly recent immigrants. ... This article covers the Chechen people as an ethnic group, not Chechen meaning citizens of Chechnya. ...


External link

  • (English) Official website of Novgorod Oblast

  Results from FactBites:
 
Novgorod Region (Russia) (742 words)
At the Novgorod city history museum I did saw a battle flag carried in the wars against Sweden in the early 1600’ies: It was a square canvas banner with a saltire and border, no fringe, and over all a much smaller red saltire.
The historical flag of Novgorod is blue triangle with yellow vertical stripe in the hoist.
This flag uses in the central stripe and on the coat of arms the same shade of (medium) blue used on the russian national flag (and not light blue) and the three stripes are of equal width (and not “spanish style”).
Novgorod oblast. Geographical position (180 words)
Novgorod Oblast, a region of 55,3 thousand sq.
Far from the “hot spots" and with a near-homogenous population (96% Russian), Novgorod Oblast is not troubled by national and ethnic conflicts.
Oblast was founded July 5,1944 The square area of Oblast is 55.3 thousand sq.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.