Zavolzhye — a city in the Gorodetsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Region, with a population of around 45,000, located 56 kilometers northwest of the regional capital. It lies on the right bank of the Volga River River, across from the city of Gorodets, at the intersection of the Nizhny Novgorod–Ivanovo highway and at the terminus of a railway branch line.
History
The city of Zavolzhye has a remarkably interesting history. Zavolzhye is situated on the right bank of the Volga. It began as a settlement that arose on the site of the village of Pestovo in 1947, immediately after the end of the war: it was around this time that construction of the Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station was already being planned here.
After the station began operating in the mid-1950s, Zavolzhye developed into a center of mechanical and electronic industry. Zavolzhye was a highly attractive location for defense manufacturing facilities and industrial enterprises, owing to the large pool of skilled workers available. As early as 1964, Zavolzhye became a city, which today has its own symbols and coat of arms. The Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station is currently one of the largest industrial facilities in the entire Region, and the city's residents take great pride in it. Zavolzhye's infrastructure also developed over an extended period of time. For example, the city's first railway branch line, connecting it to Gorky, appeared as early as 1948, and by 1960 it had been fully electrified. At present the city has a transport company, OOO Profil, which operates passenger services on suburban bus routes.
As for education, Zavolzhye has 18 preschool institutions and 7 secondary schools with a combined enrollment of over 5,000 students. In addition, there are technical colleges and a branch of the Nizhny Novgorod Technical University. Over the years, various sports facilities and local landmarks have been built in the city, giving it its distinctive character. Medical services in Zavolzhye include City Hospital No. 1, equipped with modern medical equipment and technology. There is also a dedicated children's outpatient clinic serving the youngest patients. Notably, the streets of Zavolzhye are remarkably well preserved, even though the city center began to be developed in approximately the 1950s. Sovetskaya Street and Prospekt Mira together trace the entire history of the city's creation. The development plan was proposed between 1947 and 1950 by architect N. Shelomov.