What is Nizhny Novgorod?
:''There is also a town [[Velikiy Novgorod]] with '''Novgorod''' in its name'' {{Infobox settlement |name = Nizhny Novgorod |native_name = Нижний Новгород |native_name_lang = ru |settlement_type = [[City]] |image_skyline = Nizhny Novgorod Montage 2022.png |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = |image_flag = Flag of Nizhny Novgorod.svg |image_seal = Coat of Arms of Nizhny Novgorod.svg |seal_type = Coat of Arms |motto = All together for one<br/>{{lang-ru|Купно за едино}} |etymology = nizhegorodian |nickname = Poket of Russia |coordinates = {{coord|56.256833|43.932522|type:city|display=inline,title}} |image_map = Map of Russia (2014–2022) - Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.svg |image_map1 = Location Map of Nizhny Novgorod.svg |population_total = 1,249,861 |population_rank = 6th |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{RUS}} |subdivision_type1 = Federal District |subdivision_name1 = Volga |subdivision_type2 = Region |subdivision_name2 = [[Nizhny Novgorod Oblast]] |established_title = Founded |established_date = 1221 |government_type = City Duma |governing_body = Nizhny Novgorod City Duma |leader_party = [[United Russia]] |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Yury Shalabaev |area_total_km2 = 410.68 |area_metro_km2 = 514.56 |elevation_m = 200 |timezone_link = UTC |timezone1_location = [[Moscow Time]] |utc_offset1 = +03:00 |postal_code_type = ZIP Code |postal_code = 603xxx |iso_code = NIZ |website = {{URL|adm.nnov.ru}} }} '''Nizhny Novgorod''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]:Ни́жний Но́вгород, often shortened to ''Nizhny'') is the sixth largest [[city]] in [[Russia]]. The first fiv