Volgograd (Russian: Волгогра́д vuhl-gah-GRAHD) is a large city along the west bank of the Volga River in Southern Russia. It used to be known as Stalingrad, a name which the city is still known as on several war-related dates each year (according to local legislation). It was the scene of one of the most important and bloodiest battles of the Second World War.
Volgograd is near the Volga's estuary into the Caspian sea. The city is more than 60 km long, on the right bank. It used to be divided by gullies heading to the Volga. The majority of these have been filled, but some paths have substantial drops. The southern part of the city includes the start of the Caspian Depression, and so is a large plain, broken only by the Ergeni mountain range. The construction of railways between the Ergeni and the Volga led to the creation of swampland in the area. Consequently, chunks of southern regions are full of reeds. The changing names of Volgograd reflect the changing historical eras.
Volgograd's public transport system includes a light rail service known as the Volgograd Metrotram. Volgograd is divided into 8 regions. From north to south: Traktorozavodsky and Krasnooktyabrsky Regions – The furthest north and most industrial regions of the city. There, you can find factories, notably: the Volgograd Tractor Factory (which kept working during the Siege of Stalingrad, despite the vast number of nearby Germans), "Red October," and "Barricades." Dzerzhinskiy District – The airport is here. Central District — A historic center of the city. Voroshilovskiy District — Another historic center of the city.
1 Mamayev Kurgan. The site of one of the 20th century's most important battles: Battle of Stalingrad. Huge memorial The Motherland Calls (the largest non-religious statue in the world) is on top of a hill overlooking Volgograd and the Volga River. The name derives from the hill's supposed status as the grave of Mamai, a famous Tatar Khan and general (kurgan is a Tatar word meaning burial mound). 2 The Panorama museum (State Historical and Memorial Preserve The Battle of Stalingrad), ul. Chuikova 47, panorama_sb@mail.ru. 10:00-17:00. The Panorama museum, which is alongside the Volga river, contains artefacts from World War II. These include a rifle of the famous sniper Vasily Zaytsev.
Watch football at Volgograd Arena, opened in 2018 to host matches of the FIFA World Cup. The home team are FC Rotor, who play in the Russian National League, the second tier of Russian football. The Arena replaces the Central Stadium on this site; its capacity will be 35,000. It's on the west bank of the Volga, 3 km north of Volgograd-1 main railway station, take metro to Tspkio.
Belleville. (updated Aug 2016) 1 Trattoria Rimini, Gagarina St, 9, ☏ +7 844 224-09-08, rimini.trattoria@gmail.com. Homely Italian with a decent range of pasta, pizzas and wines. (updated Jul 2018)
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In Sep, Volgograd typically sees ~23°C daytime highs and 3 rainy days.
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