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Yekaterinburg
Information
Country	Russia
Region	Urals
Area	468 km²
Population	1 468 833 hab. (2018)
Density	3 138,53 inhab./km²
Postal code	620000–620999
Spindle	UTC 05:00
Location
56 ° 50 ′ 20 ″ N 60 ° 36 ′ 25 ″ E
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Yekaterinburg (sometimes written Yekaterinburg, Yekaterinburg or, in Russian, Екатеринбу́рг) is a city in the region ofUrals in Russia. It is on the route of the Trans-Siberian.

Understand

In Soviet times, this city was called Sverdlovsk (Russian: Свердловск). With a census population of 1,350,136 inhabitants in 2010, it is the fourth largest city in Russia.

Yekaterinburg enjoys a continental climate characterized by a high amplitude of seasonal temperatures. Snow covers the ground an average of 166 days per year from mid-October to mid-April. The snow depth can reach 80 cm at the end of winter. Summer is short and lasts an average of 65 to 70 days. In summer the snowfall is not that exceptional. The weather is very capricious. It experiences sudden variations from day to day and from year to year.

To go

By plane

Yekaterinburg has an international airport named Koltsovo which offers international flights to Minsk, Rome, Sofia, Frankfurt, Munich, Prague, Barcelona, Vienna, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Tashkent and Helsinki.

Domestic flights connect this city daily to Moscow and St Petersburg. There are also flights to Vladivostok, Novosibirsk and Nizhny Novgorod.

By train

Yekaterinburg is on the Trans-Siberian connecting Moscow To Vladivostok and Beijing. Regional trains serve the outskirts of the city.

Circulate

To see

• The Sur-le-Sang-versé Orthodox Church (Close to Dinamo metro station) – was built between 2000 and 2003 on the site of the assassination of the imperial family, the July 17, 1918. (last update Feb. 2018)

• QWERTY monument (Close to Ploshad '1905 goda metro station) – One of the strangest attractions in Russia. It is a gigantic monument shaped like a computer keyboard. (last update Feb. 2018)

• The circus (Close to Geologicheskaya metro station.) – Richly decorated building that hosts circus shows. Nearby is an abandoned TV tower. (last update Feb. 2018)

• Urals State University (Looking east from Place 1905, along Lenin Avenue) – Beautiful building located in an area full of interesting old buildings. (last update Feb. 2018)

• Shirokorechenskoye Kladbishche Cemetery (Широкореченское Кладбище) (Take bus 14, 22, 24, 37k, 048, 69 to the Kontrol'naya stop (Контрольная)) – This cemetery dubbed the Mafia Cemetery is filled with stele adorned with life-size images of former Mafiosi. (last update Feb. 2018)

Do

To buy

Eat

In recent years, many restaurants and cafes have opened in Yekaterinburg offering a mix of Russian, Japanese and Italian cuisine. Unfortunately the quality of the international cuisine is not very good ...

Cheap

• Uralskiye Pelmeny prospekt Lenina 69,   7 343 350-71-50 – This restaurant offers Russian, Georgian and Uzbek cuisine. Uzbek and Georgian dishes are served in a part of the restaurant with waiters, decorated tables, etc. while Russian cuisine is served in a canteen, buffet style. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Pizza Mia Vaynera St 12 – Inexpensive Italian fast food. (last update Feb. 2018)

Average price

• Datcha (Дача) 7 343 379-35-69 (At the corner of Prospect Lenina 20 and Khokhryakova streets) – Restaurant decorated like a Datcha (Russian country house). Good Russian food with the option of ordering European or Asian dishes. (last update Feb. 2018)
• SSSR (CCCP) Pervomayskaya St 27,   7 343 350-52-46 – Restaurant decorated with objects from the Soviet era. It used to be more popular and lacks atmosphere now. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Paparazzi Prospekt Lenina 23 (On the third floor of the Europa shopping center),   7 343 253-70-80 – Italian food. (last update Feb. 2018)

Luxury

• Noble House 8 Borisa Yeltsina Street (On the second floor of the Hyatt hotel),   7 343 253 1234, e-mail : [email protected] – Restaurant offering Southeast Asian food. Very "sophisticated" atmosphere. (last update Feb. 2018)
• La Cucina 8 Borisa Yeltsina Street (On the second floor of the Hyatt hotel),   7 343 253 1234, e-mail : [email protected] – Mediterranean and Russian cuisine. Nice view of the river. (last update Feb. 2018)
• Triakurov (Троекуровъ) Malysheva Street 137,   7 343 378-81-18 – This restaurant offering Russian cuisine is similar to Moscow's Puskin cafe but without the atmosphere. It is often empty. (last update Feb. 2018)

Have a drink / Go out

Housing

• 56.8090460.6211 Europe Asia Tchaikovskogo 75/216,   7 343 219 27 88, 79502088171 (cellphone), e-mail : [email protected] Double room 1 200 RUB (~13,26 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 14.65 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 19.85 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 16 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 8,690.7 F CFA - price on 04/27/2021), Dorms 650 RUB (~7,18 € - course of 04/27/2021) (~ 7.94 Fr. - price of 04/27/2021) (~ C $ 10.75 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ $ 8.67 - class on 04/27/2021) (~ 4,707.46 F CFA - price of 04/27/2021). – One of the few inexpensive hostels in town. It is rather in the form of rooms scattered in several apartments, the cleanliness of which is quite uncertain. Rather difficult to find. Fortunately, if you have booked in advance, you have a good chance of meeting the owner who takes advantage of walking his dog at the arrival times of his clients to escort them to the hotel. (last update Feb. 2018)

Communicate

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