Zavolzhsk, Russia

 

Zavolzhsk is located in the Ivanovo region. Zavolzhsk does not stand out much among the small industrial cities of Central Russia. The names of composers A. S. Arensky and A. P. Borodin, astronomer F. A. Bredikhin, and the great Russian playwright A. N. Ostrovsky are associated with the city.

 

Sights

There are few attractions in the city.
1  City House of Culture (second mansion of the Burnaev-Kurochkins), Frunze St., no. 1.
2  Ruzsky Estate (Icy Keys). An estate of the late 19th - early 20th centuries on the upper terrace of the Volga bank next to the bridge to Kineshma. It is under reconstruction and is surrounded by a fence. Abandoned manor park.
3  Porozovsky Ugor. Located 300 m from the Ruzsky estate, it offers a beautiful view of the Volga and Kineshma.
4 Zavolzhsky City Museum (the first mansion of the Burnaev-Kurochkins), Frunze St., no. 2.

 

How to get there

You can get there using the same methods as to the city of Kineshma, then by bus to Zavolzhsk (30-40 minutes). However, if you want to get to Kineshma from Zavolzhsk or from Zavolzhsk to Kineshma, then you cannot count on walking; in any case, you will have to use transport. The cities are located on different banks of the Volga River and are connected by a road bridge. You cannot cross it on foot; you will most likely be stopped by the guards at the security booth. Use a vehicle to cross. The best way to do this is by bus: crossing the bridge costs 56 rubles, and there is a bus stop next to the exit to the bridge. You can also use a bicycle, or, of course, a car.

By plane
There is no airport in the city; the nearest one is in Ivanovo.

By train
There is no train station in Zavolzhsk; there are railway tracks, but they are used only for cargo transportation. The nearest train station is in Kineshma.

By car
113 km from Ivanovo past Vichuga and Kineshma.

It is better to get from Kostroma along the right bank of the Volga through Privolzhsk and Vichuga (140 km) or along the left bank through Sudislavl and Ostrovskoye (130 km). The second route, although shorter, has a traditionally worse road surface. The shortest route (86 km) from Kostroma through Kolshevo is possible for the most extreme sports enthusiasts, and only in dry weather, since there are several kilometers of dirt road on the border of the regions, and a partially collapsed bridge across Poksha has long been in need of repair. Nevertheless, navigators and atlases can suggest such a route. An alternative could be the 110-kilometer route through Krasnoye-on-Volga and Novlyanskoye, but it is only justified if you plan to visit something along this route (for example, the Kazan Church in the village of Semenovskoye).

By bus
From five o'clock in the morning until eleven o'clock in the evening, the Kineshma - Zavolzhsk and Zavolzhsk - Kineshma buses run at intervals of 10-20 minutes (after eight in the evening at 20-40 minutes). The cost of travel only in Kineshma or Zavolzhsk is 19 rubles, crossing the road bridge connecting the cities is 56 rubles, the full route is 56 rubles. A route from Zavolzhsk to Kineshma with a final stop further than the Kineshma station square will cost 75 rubles.

On the ship
There has been no river passenger connection with the city since 2003, when the bridge across the Volga was built. There are also no regular flights to Kineshma.

 

Transport around the city

The city has two intra-city bus routes No. 1 “Embankment - Polyclinic” and No. 3 “Fibra - Polyclinic”, as well as one bus route that goes to Kineshma through the entire city with all stops. There are less regular commuter services to Vozdvizhenye, Novlyanskoye, Zarechny, Zhazhlevo, Novinki, Kolshevo and Fedoscino, which are often combined with traffic to Kineshma.

 

Hotels

Cheap
1  Mini-hotel “Mera” (former dispensary), st. Frunze, 47. ✉ ☎ +7(49333)232-88; +7(49333)250-69. The hotel has a canteen on weekdays.

Average cost
2 “Mera” camp site, Zavolzhsky district, Mera river – 4 km from the Volga, travel from Zavolzhsk – 15 km. ☎ +7 (8233)41-23-28, 41-23-27.
3  Guest house “Ivanto”, village. Vozdvizhenie, Central St., 12 (10 km from the city). ☎ +7 (902) 31-99-071.

 

Security questions

You need to be careful when being on city streets at night. At night, lighting in the city is often turned off, and in many courtyards there are no streetlights at all.

 

Geography

Located on the left bank of the Volga River (Gorky Reservoir), opposite the city of Kineshma, with which it is connected by the Kineshma highway bridge, 105 km northeast of Ivanovo. 4 km from the Northern Railway station of the same name.

 

History

The village of Vladychnoye (Epiphany - after the Church of the Epiphany) in the Kineshma district of the Kostroma province has been known at least since the 17th century. In the middle of the 19th century, a paper spinning and paper weaving factory (later a fiber factory) was built on the territory of the modern city, and in 1871 a sulfuric acid plant was built (one of the oldest chemical enterprises in Russia, which turned 140 years old in 2011).

On February 20, 1934, the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee decided to “Establish a workers’ settlement under the name Zavolzhye as part of the following settlements in the Kineshma region: at the chemical plant and the Fibra and Privolzhanka factories, Kuzhlevka, Zhilinsky, Tikhomirovsky, Novy, Chirkovsky, Aleksinsky, Vladychny, Chirkov, Skriptsov, Zhilin, Urakov, Myasnev and Ryabininsky with the Trans-Volga hospital.”

Upon receiving city status on October 4, 1954, it was renamed Zavolzhsk.

On October 9, 1968 it became a regional center.

 

Economy

The main industrial enterprises of Zavolzhsk: “Zavolzhsky Chemical Plant named after. M. V. Frunze" (production of dyes, etc.) - city-forming enterprise, fiber factory (fiber sheets, suitcases, etc.), factory "Zarechye-Service" (underwear knitwear, hosiery), "Zavolzhsklen" , "Zavolzhskzhelezobeton", food industry enterprises, timber industry enterprise.