Kostroma is a famous city, one of the pearls of the Golden Ring of Russia. Here are ancient monuments, preserved the spirit of the XVII-XVIII centuries. The population of Kostroma is 277 thousand inhabitants and has been growing steadily over the past few years. Tourism is developing in the city. Many people want to come here as part of trips along the Golden Ring. Also, many people like the flavor of the merchant city, which has been preserved here to this day.
City Information
Kostroma is located on the banks of Mother Volga in the place where it flows into the Kostroma River. Located on the Kostroma lowland. This is the administrative center of the homonymous region. In Kostroma there is a river port.
The nearest major city is Yaroslavl. It is 64 kilometers away. Go to Ivanovo a little more than 100 km, and to Moscow - 301.
This city is known to many for its Old Russian folklore and ancient monuments. And here is the main monastery of the Romanov dynasty.
And recently, Kostroma is the official homeland of the Snow Maiden. The city is more than 850 years old.
The climate is temperate continental. The average temperature in July is 18 degrees Celsius, and in winter in January and February an average of minus 9. The warm winds of the Atlantic influence the weather here with a plus sign. The average annual temperature is at around 4.2 degrees.
History of Kostroma
The city was founded by Prince Yuri Dolgoruky (like Moscow) in 1152. A fortress was built. At that time, constant internecine wars were waged between the princes, and this small city was of great strategic importance. Interestingly, the first annalistic mention of Kostroma was made when it was burned. The Rostov prince did not like the fact that the inhabitants supported Prince Yuri from Vladimir, and ordered the settlement to be destroyed.
In the XIV century, the city became part of the Moscow Principality.
Kostroma under the Romanov dynasty became of great importance. Then the Ipatiev Monastery was rebuilt, behind the walls of which, just in the Time of Troubles, Mikhail Romanov was hiding from his pursuers. After these events, each new ruler considered it a duty to visit these holy places for the whole family.
In the XVII century, rapid industrial growth of the city was noted. Kostroma has become one of the five largest cities in Russia. Here developed trade, jewelry, agriculture, icon painting, weaving, construction.
In the Soviet period, the city lost its provincial status and became part of the Ivanovo region, and later - the Yaroslavl region. Only in 1944 was the Kostroma region formed. Kostroma has become its central city. Industry began to develop, new enterprises of radio electronics, mechanical engineering, instrument making and others were opened.
How many people in Kostroma
According to statistics for 2017, 277,649 residents live in the city. The population of Kostroma has been growing since 2012. Then the city had 269,000 inhabitants. However, the 2000 figures have not yet been achieved. At that time, the population of Kostroma was 288 thousand people. In terms of number, the city occupies 74th place in the Russian Federation.
The population density of Kostroma is 1911 people per square kilometer. The city is small, consists of only three areas: Central, Zavolzhsky and Factory (previously they were called Leninsky, Sverdlovsky and Dimitrovsky). And the area is 144.5 kilometers.
Population dynamics and other indicators
The population of Kostroma is growing. In the Central District, this city holds the first birthrate. The average age of the female population is 43 years, and the male is only 37. Among the population of Kostroma, women prevail by 20 percent.
The average salary is 31,000 rubles. Therefore, residents sometimes leave in search of a better life in other larger cities: Moscow, which is located only five hours away; St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and others. But in general, in Kostroma, the population is stable and does not decrease due to migration.
The cost per square meter of housing is an average of 45 thousand rubles. A meter of land in the central part of the city will cost about 1 million rubles. The most elite housing is near Susaninskaya Square and along the Volga.
As for the ethnic groups living in Kostroma, no special diasporas stand out here. Mostly the Russian population prevails. There is a small group of Chinese, Tatars, Armenians. Religious communities, in addition to the Orthodox, there are also others. There is a synagogue in the city, there is a Muslim community.