Often, tourists, traveling around the country, asked: 163 region, what city is this?It's simple - it's Samara.This village is the sixth largest city in Russia.Samara is famous for its tourist attractions, the great estates of people, old houses, stunning views of the Volga River and hiking along the waterfront.
history Samara
first mentioned in documents Samara in 1357, when the Moscow Metropolitan St. Alexis visited the area, driving to the Golden Horde.The documents can be found another mention of the settlement, the marina about Samar in the same period - in 1367.200 years later, Fyodor Ivanovich, the king ordered the south pier found a fortress.The purpose of this construction was to protect the banks of the Volga and southern borders of Russia.Historians consider the date 1586 time base of Samara.Translation of the name a few: some argue that Samara means "prairie river" in Turkic.Others are of the opinion that the Greek samar - merchant, ra - Volga.
In the period 1935-1991 gg.the city was named after Valerian Kuibyshev.When there was a war in Samaria evacuees housed factories.Then here we made planes, weapons and ammunition.After a while, Samara became known as the 163 region.
Geography
city is located on the left coast of Volga between two rivers: Juice and Samara.Initially, the city began to be built where the left tributary - the river Samarka - flows into the Volga.Also, the first settlements were on the bend of the national reserve, called the Samara Luka.The city has a triangle shape because that is located along the Volga, stepped away from her until Samarka.The area of the village is now 466 square meters.km.
163 region, which is the Samara, famous for its mountains Falcons.The maximum height - 286 meters - has Strelna mountain.In the 16-17 th centuries.Here it was placed vantage point of Zhigulevskaya freemen.
through Samaria federal highway:
- M5 Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Samara, Penza, Ryazan, Moscow;
- M32: Samara-Uralsk-Aktobe, Shymkent.
In addition, the road passes through the town of inter-regional level to Orenburg, Volgograd, Ulyanovsk, Saratov.
Administrative division
Like all cities, Samara administratively divided into several areas:
- Lenin;
- Kirov;
- Kuibyshev;
- Oktyabrsky;
- Soviet;
- Samara;
- Railway;
- Krasnoglinskaya;
- industry.
so happened that the town was originally built near the Volga, so this is where accumulated historical buildings, business centers, cultural and administrative offices.The areas that are adjacent to the waterfront, called central.It housed Oktyabrsky, Leninsky, Train, Samara regions.
Transport
163 region - quite a development in the field of transport.So, here we formed such varieties of transport as aviation, railway, passenger, river.
Airport "Kurumoch" is the main airfield, make and receive flights around the country and abroad.
One of the most important junctions is the train station.It takes a commuter train direction, freight trains and long-distance transport.
Riverport is also one of the largest transportation hubs in the Volga region.This transport station receives ships from various ports of the country.Also organized walking tours of the Volga River and trips to the closely spaced settlements.
as passenger transport offered trolleys, buses, metro, trams, taxis.Most visitors to the city, ask it what region.163 - is Samara.
population
The city of 1.3 million people reside.It turns out that Samara - cities.Among these it is isolated Moscow, St. Petersburg, Voronezh, Volgograd, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan.Each metropolis and its area is assigned a code.Thus, the 163 region - this region and Samara.
the national composition stand out:
- Russian - 90%;
- Tatars - 3.6%;
- Ukrainians - 1.1%;
- Mordvinians - 1.1%;
- Chuvash - 1%.
Generally, this city is home to 157 nationalities and 14 ethnic groups included here.
Samara, 163 region has always been considered vysokourbanizirovannyh Federation.Most residents of the area live in the city.Their number is more than 80% of the population of the region.
Attractions
most important attraction Samara is 5 km long promenade where there are beaches and recreational areas.This promenade is not in any Russian city.
Also waterfront, in Samara, you can visit the Old Believers and Orthodox churches, mosques, synagogues, Catholic and Protestant churches.
Edinoverie five-domed church, the 12 heads of the Resurrection Cathedral in the name of Christ the Savior Cathedral, Iversky Women's Monastery - all one of the main attractions of the church.
The historic city center is called an open air museum.Not far from the old mansion is situated wooden houses.Placement Samara fortress located Grain area.Occasion of the 400th anniversary of the city authorities have taken care of the construction of a log house, imitating the tower of the fortress of Samara.
area where the residence of the governor and the District Court, is considered one of the oldest.She was named Alexis.Today, her name - Revolution Square.
In addition, the region 163 - Samara - famous Monument of Glory and the St. George Temple.
Culture lovers can visit the Drama Theatre, Monument Chapaev Museum of Art on the street.Kuibyshev.Incidentally, the last building is very popular because of its Greco-Roman architecture and interesting exhibitions.
Samara, Volga Embankment: I want to enjoy the stunning views and breathe the spirit of the story?Then you need to come here - the region 163, Samara.
