Gorodetsky District — a municipal district of Nizhny Novgorod Region, formed on the basis of Gorodetsky District — one of the largest districts in the Region, located in its central part. The administrative center is the town of Gorodets. The district includes the towns of Gorodets and Zavolzhye, the settlement of Pervomaysky, and a number of rural localities, including the Smolkovsky rural council.
The territory of the district borders Balakhninsky, Borsky, Sokolsky, and Koverninsky Districts. In addition to the towns and the settlement of Pervomaysky, the former Gorodetsky District comprised 12 rural councils.
Administrative Changes
In the Smolkovsky rural council of Gorodetsky District, the villages of Karavaevo and Oskordino are to be abolished from 2027: they will be incorporated into the selo of Smolki[1]. From 1 January 2027, Sosnovskoye Village in the Nikolo-Pogostinsky rural council of Gorodetsky District will be reclassified as a khutor.[2] The decision to merge was made in order to create conditions for the territory's participation in the gas extension program.
The laws on administrative changes within the district were adopted by the Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Region in July 2026 and signed by Governor Gleb Nikitin in August of the same year. From 1 January 2027, The Village of Yagodnoye in Gorodetsky District will be granted the status of a selo — the corresponding law was signed by the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region in August 2026, and the decision was adopted by deputies of the Regional Legislative Assembly in July 2026.[3][2]
Industry
The main areas of industrial production in the district are: automobile manufacturing, shipbuilding, and food production.
Gorodetsky District belongs to the group of Nizhny Novgorod Region districts with highly developed industrial production.
For high production performance and stable development of the district's agro-industrial sector, Gorodetsky District received the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region's Honorary Standard in 2007. The district is home to 21 agricultural enterprises of various legal and organizational forms of ownership, including: one state enterprise, two collective farms, two open joint-stock companies, one limited partnership, three closed joint-stock companies, six limited liability companies, and six agricultural production cooperatives. The average number of employees at agricultural enterprises over the nine months of 2007 was 1,721 people.
Sights
Gorodets has left us a rich artistic heritage: wood carving — the so-called blind house carving — the remarkable Gorodets decorative painting style, and carved gingerbread molds that are true masterpieces of folk art. The district is home to the Vladimirsky spring. Gorodetsky District also has several churches and the Fyodorovsky men's monastery.
Coat of Arms
Approved on June 27, 1984. Description of the coat of arms: "On a crimson shield with an azure base edged in silver, a golden boat on a rising wave. At the top of the shield, the name of the city in gold. At the base, the golden numerals 1152."
Incidents and Legal Cases
In August 2026, the director of a Nizhny Novgorod firm was charged with fraud in connection with the reconstruction of biological treatment facilities on the territory of Gorodetsky District. The alleged damage amounted to more than 43 million rubles.
See Also
Links
- Official website (archive) (gorodets-adm.ru)
Sources
- GIPERNN — Simultaneously with the abolition of the villages of Karavayevo and Oskordino in the Smolkovsky rural council, the village of Yagodnaya in the same rural council is granted the status of a selo, and the village of Sosnovsk (archive)
- Otkryty Nizhny — From January 1, 2027, the village of Sosnovskoye in the Nikolo-Pogostinsky rural council of Gorodetsky District will be reclassified as a khutor. (archive)
- Newsroom24 — From January 1, 2027, the village of Yagodnoye in Gorodetsky District will be granted the status of a selo — the corresponding law was signed by the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Region in August 2026 (archive)