Balakhna

Balakhna (Russian Балахна ) is a Russian city with 51 519 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) on the right bank of the Volga in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.

History

Balakhna was founded in 1474 under the name Sol -na- Gorodze ( Соль - на - Городце, about " salt at Gorodez "). After the destruction by the Khan of Kazan in 1536, a wooden fort was built to protect against the Tatar raids under the modern place- names. The city was in the 16th century an important location of the salt industry in the 18th and 19th century shipbuilding. Today, there are mainly paper and furniture industries, as well as a run with peat power plant.

Most important personality of the city is Kuzma Minin, who emerged from the war against Poland in the 17th century as a hero.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Structures

To this day, in Balakhna the Nikolai Church from 1552. More historic buildings in the city include the protection and Intercession Church ( 1648), the Church of the Redeemer (1668 ) and Christ's Birth Church (1675 ).

Christ's Birth Church

Sons and daughters of the town

• Viktor Buschujew (1933-2003), weightlifting
• Kuzma Minin, († 1616) mythenumrankter Russian national hero