 | ||
| Arkhangelsk | ||
| Oblast | Arkhangelsk | |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 351.488 (2017) | |
| height | 3 m | |
| Tourist info web | http://www.arhcity.ru | |
no tourist info on Wikidata:  | ||
| location | ||
| ||
Arkhangelsk (Russian Архангельск) is a port city in Northwest Russia, Capital of the oblast of the same name and is located on the delta of the mouth of the Northern Dvina in the White Sea.
background
The city was once an important trading center for trade between Russia and Western Europe and was to be expanded by Peter the Great. That is why he stayed longer in Arkhangelsk and built the Novodvinsk fortress 20 km north in 1703, the remains of which are still there today. A short time later, however, he decided to develop St. Petersburg as a naval base and port city for Western European trade, so that Arkhangelsk lost its originally intended importance. Nevertheless, Arkhangelsk has a long seafaring tradition (polar research, shipbuilding, nautical school, trading port).
In terms of tourism, the city is not yet so developed for Western Europeans that you could move around there without any problems - without knowledge of Russian or accompaniment. Too few foreign languages are spoken by the people in this area, and there is seldom any lettering other than Cyrillic. In contrast, the people you talk to are attentive and warm hosts.
getting there
By plane
- 1 Talagi Airport (Талаги (аэропорт), Аэропорт Талаги, IATA: ARH).
Approx. 10 km northeast of the city, mostly domestic flights. - 2 Waskowo Airport (Васьково, Аэропорт Васьково,, ICAO: ULAH).Located about 20 km south of the city. Domestic flights, also helicopter flights. Flights to the Solovetsky Islands.
By train
The 3 railway station
is on the northern railway line Се́верная железная дорогаcovering a distance of 1,200 km from Moscow above Vologda comes, journey time approx. 24 hours,
In the street
Of Moscow on the 
above Yaroslavl (272 km) and Vologda (441 km) to Arkhangelsk, (1,232 km)
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
There are a few smaller museums in the city, but few buildings of cultural and historical significance. But it is worth visiting the large open-air museum in a beautiful hilly forest area 1 Malyje Korely
, about 20 km southeast of Arkhangelsk, where the various types of wooden farmhouses of Northern Russia, wooden churches and windmills can be seen.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
Practical advice
trips
- Guided tours to the Solovetsky Islands. The Solovetsky Monastery has been in existence since 1992 UNESCO World Heritage. Around 1930 there was a labor camp on the islands, as it was from Alexander Solzhenitsyn in the Gulag archipelago has been described.
literature
Web links
http://www.arhcity.ru - Arkhangelsk official website
