Merinovo is a village in the Zimenkovsky village council of the Semenovsky district [2] .
| Village | |
| Merinovo | |
|---|---|
| A country |  Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Nizhny Novgorod Region |
| Municipal District | Semenovsky |
| Rural settlement | Zimenkovsky Village Council |
| History and Geography | |
| Center height | 108 m |
| Timezone | UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | ↗ 40 [1] people ( 2010 ) |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +7 83162 |
| Postcode | 606605 |
| OKATO code | 22247816007 |
| OKTMO code | |
Handicrafts and crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod province. Coloring wooden utensils. Village Merinovo Semenov district. 1896
The village is located 5 kilometers east of the city of Semenov on the right bank of the Kerzhenets river.
It is one of the centers of the Old Believers .
There is an opinion that the name of the village comes from the formerly Meryansky settlement , in its place, due to the transformation of the name "Meryanovo".
Merinovo is considered the birthplace of the Semenov matryoshka .
Notes
- ↑ 2010 All-Russian Population Census. Population size and location of the Nizhny Novgorod region . Date of treatment July 30, 2014. Archived July 30, 2014.
- ↑ Settlements of Semenovsky district (inaccessible link)