Name: Ekaterinburg
Country: Russia
Time zone: GMT +5
Area: 468 sq km
Population: 1,353 million (2011)
Founded in: 1723
Climate: moderately continental
Average temperature: -7°C to -20°C in winter, +12°C to +25°C in summer
Area code: +7 (343)
Airports: Koltsovo
Train stations: Ekaterinburg
Bus stations: Severny, Yuzhny
Subway: 1 line; 8 stations
Religious buildings: Orthodox: Holy Trinity Cathedral, Church-on-the-Blood (death site of Nicholas II and the royal family), Nativity of Christ Church, Ascension Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, St.John the Baptist Cathedral, Transfiguration Church on Uktus, All Saints Church, St.Seraphim of Sarov Church, Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God Church, St.Panteleimon the Healer Church, Novo-Tikhvinsky Convent, Assumption of the Mother of God Church (Verkhnyaya Pyshma, 5 km from Ekaterinburg), Sts.Royal Passion-Bearers Monastery (burial site of Nicholas II and the royal family) (Ganina Hole, 17 km from Ekaterinburg), St.Nicholas Monastery (Verkhoturye, 360 km from Ekaterinburg), Holy Intercession Convent (Verkhoturye, 360 km from Ekaterinburg), Novo-Tikhvinsky Convent Metochion (Merkushino village, 400 km from Ekaterinburg); Catholic: St.Anna Church; Lutheran: Sts.Peter and Paul Church; Muslim: Copper Mosque (Verkhnyaya Pyshma, 5 km from Ekaterinburg), Rakhman; Sinagogue
Architectural landmarks: Tsarsky Bridge, Kamenny Bridge, Borchaninov-Pervushin Mill, City Pond Dam on Iset River, First City Theater, Merchant Korobkov Houses, Rastorguev-Kharitonov Mansion, Sevastyanov House, Zotov-Tarasov Mansion
Statues and memorials: V.Tatischev and V.de Gennin, A.Pushkin, P.Bazhov, D.Mamin-Sibiryak, Marshal Zhukov, B.Yeltsin, V.Vysotsky and M.Vladi, Warriors of Ural Volunteer Armoured Regiment, Black Tulip – Memorial to Warriors Killed in Afghanistan, Needle on the border of Europe and Asia (17 km from Ekaterinburg)
Museums: Middle Urals History and Archaeology Museum, Ekaterinburg History Museum, Fine Arts Museum, City Architecture and Urals Industrial Technology Museum, Stone Cutting and Jewelry History Museum, Nature Museum, Popov Radio Museum, Urals Writers United Museum, Urals Mineralogy Museum, Metenkov House Photography Museum, Gamayun Arts and Crafts Museum Centre, Military Technology Museum (Verkhnyaya Pyshma, 5 km from Ekaterinburg)
House-Museums of: P.Bazhov, D.Mamin-Sibiryak, F.Reshetnikov
Theatres: State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Sverdlovsk Academic Drama Theatre, Sverdlovsk State Academic Musical Comedy Theatre, Urals State Variety Theatre, Municipal Youth Theatre, Municipal Puppet Theatre, Teatron Drama Theatre, Provintsialnye Tantsy Theatre, Kolyada-Theatre
Natural sites and parks: Mayakovsky Central Culture and Leisure Park, Tagansky Park, Istorichesky Park, Green Grove, 2 arboretums, Kharitonov Garden, Stone Tents in Shartash Wood Meadow
Expo centres: Uralexpocenter, KOSK Russia
Sports venues and clubs: Central Stadium (FC Ural), Uralmash Stadium (FC Ural), KRK Uralets (HC Avtomobilist, JHC Avto), DIVS Uralochka (WBC UGMK, BC Ural, VC Lokomotiv-Izumrud, WVC Uralochka, MFC VIZ-Sinara), UGMK Arena (WBC UGMK), Uralsky Trubnik Stadium (Bandy Club SKA-Sverdlovsk)
Performance sites: Sverdlovsk State Academic Philharmonic Hall, Musorgsky Ural State Conservatory, Sverdlovsk State Youth Philharmonic Hall, Lavrov Concert Hall, Makletsky Concert Hall, Cosmos Cinema and Concert Hall, Youth Palace, Central Military Disctrict Officers’ Club, Uralmashzavod Palace of Culture, Verkh-Isetsky Culture and Art Centre
Entertainment sites: Filatov Ekaterinburg State Circus, Ekaterinburg Zoo, Aqua Gallery, Limpopo Water Park
Restaurants of national cuisine: Russian: Troyekurov, Shustoff.ka, Russkaya Okhota, Medvezhya Pad’, Khitrovka, Uralskie Pelmeni
