Arzamas

Arzamas has served as a fortress town in Russia’s Volga region since the late 16th century. It stands on the Tyosha River, a tributary of the Oka, south of Nizhny Novgorod, where routes between the Volga basin and central Russia long supported trade. Cathedral Square is dominated by the Resurrection Cathedral, an early-19th-century Empire-style church built to commemorate Russia’s victory over Napoleon. Arzamas also gave its name to the Arzamas goose, a local breed recalling the town’s historic goose trade. Merchant houses and churches in the centre reflect its former role as a provincial commercial hub. Browse other webcams across Nizhny Novgorod Oblast to place Arzamas in a wider geographic context.

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