Name: Novosibirsk
Country: Russia
Time zone: GMT+7
Area: 506,67 sq km
Population: 1,485 million (2011)
Founded in: 1893
Climate: extremely continental
Average temperature: -9°C to -25°C in winter, +12°C to +30°C in summer
Area code: +7 (383)
Airports: Tolmachevo
Train stations: Novosibirsk
Ports: river terminal (Ob river)
Bus stations: Novosibirsk
Subway: 2 line; 13 stations
Religious buildings: Orthodox: Ascension Cathedral, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Protection of the Holy Mary Church, St.Nicholas Chapel, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Our Lady of the Sign Church, Holy New Martyrs of Russia Monastery, St.Eugene the Martyr Monastery; Catholic: Transfiguration of Our Lord Cathedral; Mosque; Synagogue
Architectural landmarks: One Hundred Apartment House, Novosibirsk Railway Station, First Railway Bridge over Ob River
Statues and memorials: S.Kirov, V.Lenin, A.Kryachkov, M.Glinka, V.Vysotsky, A.Pokryshin, A.Krylov, N.Gogol, Victims of Political Repressions
Museums: State Fine Arts Museum, State Local Lore Museum, Akulinin Railway Technology Museum, Siberian Birchbark Museum, N.Rerikh Museum, Sun Museum, Cossack Glory Museum, Central Siberian Geology Museum (Akademgorodok, 20 km from Novosibirsk)
House-Museums of: S.Kirov
Theatres: State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Musical Comedy Theatre, Stary Dom State Drama Theatre, Red Torch State Academic Drama Theatre, Globus Academic Youth Theatre, On the Left Bank City Drama Theatre, Afanasyev City Drama Theatre, Novosibirsk Region Puppet Theatre
Natural sites and parks: History and Architecture Open Air Museum, Central Siberian Botanical Gardens, Heroes of the Revolution Park, Glory Park, Culture and Leisure Parks: Central, Pine Forest, Bugrinskaya Grove, Birchwood, Zayeltsovsky, Koltsovo, Naberezhnaya, Pervomaysky, At the Ob Sea, Kirov
Expo centres: Siberia Fair, Expocentre
Sports venues and clubs: Spartak Stadium (FC Sibir), Sibir Ice Sports Palace (HC Sibir, JHC Sibirskie Snaypery), NGASU Sports Hall (MFC Sibiryak), Sever Sports and Concert Complex (BC Sibirtelecom-Lokomotiv, WBC Dynamo-GUVD, VC Lokomotiv), Sibselmash Stadium (HC Sibselmash), Auto and Moto Centre, Biathlon Complex
Performance sites: State Philharmonic Hall, Glinka State Conservatory, House of Scientist Concert Hall, House of Actor, Metallurg Palace of Culture, Stroitel Palace of Culture, Railway Palace of Culture, Gorky Palace of Culture
Entertainment sites: Zoo, State Circus, Small West Siberian Railroad, Gorsky Snowboard Park
Restaurants of national cuisine: Russian: Sibirskaya troika
