Zaborovo is a village in Gorodets Municipal District of Nizhny Novgorod Region, part of the Kumokhinsky Village Council. It is located near the Gorky Reservoir (the "Gorky Sea"). Regional road 22K-0020 runs through the village, leading across the dam of the Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station to Zavolzhye.[1][2]
Location and surroundings
The village is approximately 5 km from Gorodets and 21 km from the settlement of Gorodetsky.[2] The nearest settlements are the villages of Zheraviznoye, Mostovoye, Nechaikha, Tarkhanovo, Sheykino, and Klenovo, which also belong to the Kumokhinsky Village Council, and, from the Timiryazevsky Council, Ivanovo, Vetelevo, Zhekhovskaya, and Pavelkino.[1] The village's geographic coordinates are 56.68° N, 43.43° E.[3]
On the land near the village there are garden plots with water, electricity, and gas connections.[4] A rest home, "Belorechye," operates in the area.[5]
The road across the hydroelectric dam
Road 22K-0020 connects Zaborovo with Zavolzhye, passing over the dam of the Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station. On October 23, 2026, traffic on this section was temporarily halted: owing to the threat posed by unmanned aerial vehicles after an overnight drone attack on Nizhny Novgorod Region, the authorities of Gorodets District closed the road for about an hour and a half, after which the restriction was lifted.[1]
Sources
- allroutes.ru
- stranagruzov.ru — Distance between the village of Zaborovo and the settlement of Gorodetsky
- meteo7.ru — Weather in Zaborovo for the week (Gorodetsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Region)
- GIPERNN — Buy a 5.7-sotka plot of land in the village of Zaborovo, Nizhny Novgorod Region
- 1-tur.ru — Promo code for Belorechye 4* Resort (village of Zaborovo): 25% off 2026 prices
- travel.yandex.ru — Are you not a robot?
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Closure of the Nizhny Novgorod Hydroelectric Station dam due to UAV threat on October 23, 2026