Cheboksary
Cheboksary (Russian Чебоксары, Chuvash Шупашкар / Şupaşkar ) is the capital of the Russian Federation, Republic of Chuvashia, as well as part of the Volga Federal District.
It is attested as a settlement since the 15th century and has 453 721 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).
- 4.1 Museums
- 4.2 libraries
- 4.3 Theatres and cinemas
Geography
Cheboksary is located in the eastern part of the Russian Plain 668 km away from Moscow, on the right bank of the Volga between the tributaries of Sura and Sviyaga. It has borders with the Republics of Mari El, Mordovia, Tatarstan, the areas Nizhny Novgorod and Ulyanovsk.
City arrangement:
The city of Cheboksary is divided into three administrative regions:
- The Kalinin district in the east
- The Lenin district in the south
- The Moscow district in the northwest
- Also, includes the villages of Novye Lapsary, Sosnowka, Possjolok Severny and Tschandrowo to the City.
On March 2, 2008 to coincide with the presidential elections, a referendum on a union of the two cities took place in Cheboksary and Novocheboksarsk. This plan failed, however, because although have voted 63 % of the population of Cheboksary, but only 38% of the residents of Novocheboksarsk.
Climate
The city is located in the temperate continental climate zone. Weather in Cheboksary is also strongly influenced by the Volga. So it is mainly in the center and in the northern parts of the city windy and slightly cooler than in the remaining districts. In general, the winds will be light to moderate coming from the south or west, in the summer from the northwest. Summers are generally warm to hot and winters cold. Temperatures are rising in July and August frequently exceeds 30 ° C, this is an average annual humidity of 75 %. In January and February, the values can fall below -30 ° C. The mean annual rainfall is 554 mm. The warmest month is July with an average of 18.8 ° C and the coldest January with 12.9 ° C on average. Most precipitation falls in the month of July with an average of 71 millimeters, the fewest in February and March with 24 mm. At the end of the winter there are 30 to 40 cm of snow. The lowest ever recorded temperature was -46.8 ° C in January 1942 and the highest was 37.9 ° C in July 1971.
Demographics
Note: Census data
Economy
Main industries are machine building and metal processing, chemical, light industry, food industry, forestry and wood processing, construction industry. In the immediate vicinity, the Tscheboksarsker reservoir with an area of 2274 km ² and a hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 1,404 megawatts. The agriculture consists mainly of dairy and beef cattle breeding and poultry farming. In construction are grain and hops. The city is an industrial center and a university, colleges and theater cultural center of the republic.
Traffic
Cheboksary is directly connected to the two Russian M7 highways and A119. In addition, the train " Чувашия " runs regularly from Kazan station in Moscow to Cheboksary. In addition, there is a connection after Kanash and to Kazan. Most of the public transport is covered by the trolleybus network. Plus there are in the city for 16 bus lines and 35 lines of Marschrutka. There are also Marschrutkas that connect Novocheboksarsk and the surrounding villages with the capital. The fare is for the trolley - bus and 14 rubles and 16 rubles for the Marschrutka (Oct. 2013). A monthly ticket for the trolley or bus costs 500 rubles (as of April 2010). The fare in the Überlandmarschrutkas depends on the length of the track. In addition, there are 7 km southeast of the city an airfield mainly for tourists. Not far from the center lies the tourist port of Cheboksary. As long as the Volga is still free of ice lay there on tourist ships. A passenger ferry only runs in summer and connects the city to the beaches on the other side of the Volga.
Culture
Museums
Located on Salif Chuvash National Museum is the largest museum in the city and shows alongside the region's history from the Ice Age to the time of the Soviet Union, and the native wildlife and provides an insight into the Chuvash culture. In the center of Cheboksary are currently two museums: the geological museum and the re-opened in January 2009 Beer Museum. The Russian revolutionary leader Vasily Chapaev, who lived for a time in Cheboksary, a museum with the original log house in which he lived, is dedicated. In Chuvash Art Museum nearly 20,000 graphics and sculptures of local and foreign artists. There are also changing exhibitions. There is also in the city, the following museums: House for Chuvash folk art, Ivanov Literary Museum, Sespel Literary Museum, Forest Museum and several galleries, including the Art Gallery on the Volga.
Libraries
In the city the Chuvash National Library is located more than 2 million media units, of which 40,000 books in the Chuvash language. Its history goes back to the year 1870. Two other major libraries are the central city library of Cheboksary and the scientific library of the Chuvash State University. There are also 25 small libraries and branches in the city.
Theatres and cinemas
Built in 1960 Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theatre is the largest of the four located in the city's theater and is located directly above the Salifs. The oldest theater in the city is the Chuvash Drama Theater. It was founded in 1918 in Kazan and drew 1920 in the Chuvash capital. Moreover, still the Russian Drama Theatre and the Mikhail Sespel children's theater in the city. Since 1945 is the Chuvash State Puppet Theatre. In the city there are three cinemas, each with two rooms.
Sports
There are regular Russian and international athletics championships in Cheboksary. On 20 and 21 June 2015, the 6th track team championship will take place there.
Education
Cheboksary, with its many schools, high schools, vocational, higher and technical schools of the educational centers of the Volga region. In the city there are nearly 70 schools, including five high schools and three high schools that provide a course of study up to 11th grade. Some of these schools are special language, sports or music schools or schools with a scientific focus. In the city there are also over 20 different professional and technical colleges that offer all kinds of careers.
As the two universities, the Chuvash State University, founded in 1967, and the Chuvash State Pedagogical University, founded in 1930, includes the Chuvash State Agricultural Academy and the Cooperative Institute ( a branch of the Russian cooperatives University in Moscow) to the most important educational institutions of the city. In 2000, the Chuvash State Institute of Arts and Culture was opened. The city also has many branch offices of other universities. These include the State Polytechnic University and the University of Economics and Engineering in Saint Petersburg, the Moscow Institute for road construction, management technology and economics, public, social, humanitarian university in Moscow.
A sports school of the Russian Olympic squad is also located in the city. There is also a branch of the Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the MVD in Cheboksary.
Church of the Holy Tatjana in Cheboksary
Station Cheboksary
The artificial bay near the city center
Twin Cities
A partnership with Rundu in Namibia is under construction.
Personalities
Sons and daughters:
- Vyacheslav Akimov Anatoljevich, biathlete
- Sergei Gennadjewitsch Bashkirov, biathlete
- Alevtina Biktimirowa, marathon runner
- Sergei Ivanov Valeryevich, cyclist
- Liliya Wajhina - Jefremowa, biathlete
- Tatyana Kazakova Wadimowna, Russian biathlete
- Gennady Mikhailov, cyclist
- Yuri Leontiev Kirilovitch, Archer
- Tatiana Semenova Andrejewna, biathlete
- Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev, Army leaders
- Marija Bronislawowna Worobjowa - Stebelskaja ( Marewna ), painter