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Slobodskoy

Slobodskoy

Slobodskoy is relatively small and little known but it is one of the oldest cities in Vyatka lands, which developed due to its location on the River Vyatka and therefore once part of vital trade routes. It is certainly off the beaten tracks but visitors here will be able to see for themselves real provincial Russia, complete with 19th century town-planning. 


Basic facts
Name in Russian
Слободской
Status
City-municipality and administrative centre of the Slobodskoy District of the Kirov Region
Location
On the River Vyatka
Distance
35km north-east of Kirov, 615km north-east of Nizhny Novgorod, 1,025km north-east of Moscow
Time Zone
Moscow Time
Population
33,490 people (2014)
First Mentioned
1489
Former Names
Slobodskoy Verkhny Gorodok
Official Website
http://www.slobodskoy.ru/