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Central Russia is the federal district in Russia, by doing Moscow lies. The federal districts border on him Northwest Russia, Volga and Southern Russia.
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About a third of Russian industrial production is made in central Russia. The northern part of the region is considered to be Central economic region (Центра́льный экономи́ческий райо́н) with a wide range of mechanical engineering, vehicle construction, electronics, chemical industry and textile industry.
The extremely fertile one lies in the south of central Russia Central black earth region. In this Black earth belt or Chernozem(Центрально-черноземная область) agriculture is the most important branch of the economy. In addition to agricultural production, iron ore mining is an important economic factor. This ore deposit was created by the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly discovered. One of these mining sites is near the city Gubkin, there the ore is mined in the open pit from a depth of 350 m.
This part of the country was hotly contested during the Second World War, the largest tank battle in history to date took place here during the Battle of Kursk. Less touristy as most of the historic buildings have been destroyed.
Regions
Central Russia consists of the metropolitan area Moscow and the following oblasts:
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places
- Voronezh
- The cities of Golden ring how Suzdal and Rostov Veliky
Other goals
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Tourist Attractions
activities
Cruises
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Popular starting points for cruises on the Volga are the cities of St. Petersburg and Moscow. Of Moscow across the Moscow-Volga Canal, from St. Petersburg Via Neva, Lake Ladoga, Swir, Lake Onega, Volga-Baltic Canal, White Lake, Sheksna to the Rybinsk Reservoir.