Volodarsk, Russia

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Coordinates: 56.2261° N 43.1861° E

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Volodarsk (Russian: Волода́рск) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seyma River (Oka's tributary) 50 km west of Nizhny Novgorod. Population: 10,989 (2002 Census); 11,034 (1989 Census).

The village of Seyma on the Seyma River was first mentioned in the 15th century. Seyma's branch settlement of Olgino was renamed Volodarsk in 1920, after V. Volodarsky, a Russian revolutionary. In 1932, Volodarsk was granted urban-type settlement status, which absorbed the original village of Seyma. Town status since 1956.

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