Name: Chelyabinsk
Country: Russia
Time zone: GMT+5
Area: 437 sq.km.
Population: 1,130 million (2011)
Founded in: 1736
Climate: moderately continental
Average temperature: -8°C to -22°C in winter, +11°C to +25°C in summer
Area code: +7 (351)
Airports: Chelyabinsk
Train stations: Chelyabinsk
Bus stations: North, South
Religious buildings: Orthodox: St.Simeon Cathedral, Holy Trinity Church, Assuage My Sorrows Icon of Mother of God Church, Assumption of the Most Holy Mother of God Church, Holy Hierarch Basil the Great Church, Consolation of All Sorrows Icon oh Mother of God Church, Megalomartyr St.George the Victorious Church; Muslim: Mosque #129; Mosque #90, Mosque #901; Catholic: Immaculate Conception of the Most Holy Virgin Mary Church; Synagogue
Architectural landmarks: Kirov street (Arbat of Chelyabinsk), Revolyutsii Square
Statues and memorials: P.Kurchatov, V.Lenin, M.Gorky, Zero Verst, Orlyonok, Volunteer Armourers
Museums: Chelyabinsk Region Local Lore Museum, Urals Decorative and Applied Arts Museum, Chelyabinsk Region Art Gallery
House-Museums of: L.Obolensky
Theatres: Orlov State Academic Drama Theatre, Glinka State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, State Drama Chamber Theatre, Chelyabinsk Region State Puppet Theatre, State Youth Theatre, Maneken Theatre, New Artistic Theatre, Theatre of Contemporary Dance
Natural sites and parks: Gagarin Culture and Leisure Park, Pushkin City Garden, Aloye Pole Leisure Park, Victory Leisure Park, Metallurg Leisure Park, Victory Park, Arakul Lake (Vishnevogorsk village, 140 km from Chelyabinsk), Taganay National Park (Zlatoust, 130 km from Chelyabinsk), Zyuratkul Lake (Satka, 200 km from Chelyabinsk)
Expo centres: Yuzhuralexpo, Megapolis, Vostochnye Vorota Exhibition Centre
Sports venues and clubs: Central Stadium (FC Chelyabinsk), Traktor Ice Arena (HC Traktor, JHC Belye Medvedi), Mechel Ice Sports Palace (HC Mechel), Metar-Sport Sports Complex (WBC Slavyanka, WVC Avtodor-Metar, MFC Yuzhny Ural), Uralskaya Molniya Ice Sports Palace
Performance sites: Prokofyev Concert Hall, Chamber and Organ Music Hall, Business Cooperation Centre
Entertainment sites: State Circus, Zoo, Juvenile Railway
Restaurants of national cuisine: Russian: Yermak, Glavpivtrest, Uralskiye Pelmeni, Tsarsky Dvor, Prichal
