Kstovo is one of the cities of the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. This city is located on the right (i.e., western) bank of the Volga River. Nizhny Novgorod is 15 km away. The Volga M7 highway and the railway line run through the city. The city is crossed by a tributary of the Volga - the Kudma River. The population of Kstov is 67, 723 people.
History of the city
Previously, on the site of the current city was a village called Kstovskaya. It has been known since the 14th century. Tatar and Mordovian tribes were widespread here. Frequent occupation of the population was weaving, burlachestvo and otkhodnichestvo. In Soviet times, oil refining was actively developing in the village and the Kstovo oil refining plant was built, as well as a thermal power plant and other industrial facilities.
In 1957, the village receives city status. The structure of the city now includes the village of Vishenka, which is the site for the cultivation of the Vishensky onion variety.
Climate Kstova
The city has a temperate continental climate. Winters are quite cold and long, and summer seasons are short and not hot. The average temperature in January is -9 ° C, and in July +19.4 ° C. Annual precipitation is 650 mm.
Economy Kstova
The entire economy of this district center is focused on industrial production. Here is a large number of diverse plants, which are an important source of employment for the population of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region. Among them are the enterprises of the oil and gas chemical complex, bitumen production, the production of reinforced concrete products, as well as a bakery, a furniture factory, a dairy and a sausage-making workshop.
sights
The city has virtually no important attractions. The most significant object of this kind is a monument to test pilot V.P. Chkalov. He was a hero of the Soviet Union. This object is located on Sorokaletiya Oktyabrya Street, at the house number 6. This monument appeared in 1956.
The monument is a sculpture mounted on a pedestal.
Near the city is the temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, which is considered an architectural monument at the federal level.
You can also visit the following objects of Kstov:
- Monument to Lenin - it is on a high pedestal near the city administration building and was erected in 1987.
- The monument is in the form of a globe, which the locals call "Chupa Chups."
Kstovo population
Currently, the population of Kstovo is 67 723 people. It steadily increased from 1940 until 2001. Gradually, the speed of this process slowed down. Since 2001, the number of residents has remained virtually unchanged, but at the maximum it was 69, 400 people (2000), which is slightly more than at present.
However, since 2007, there has been a slight increase in the population of Kstovo - from 65, 400 people. in 2007 to 67 723 - in 2017.
Currently, the city is on the 239th place in terms of the number of inhabitants among the cities of the Russian Federation.
Residents of Kstovo are, first of all, representatives of such nationalities as Russians, Tatars and Mordovians. Residents of the city are usually called Kstovites, if female, then Kstovtsy, and if male, then Kstovtsy.
Thus, the population of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region, has not practically changed recently.
