Dzerzhinsk, Russia
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| City Day | Last Sunday of May |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk |
| Administrative center of | city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk |
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| Urban okrug | Dzerzhinsk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Dzerzhinsk Urban Okrug |
| Mayor | Gennady Vinogradov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 240,742 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 77th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1606 |
| Previous names | Rastyapino (until 1929) |
| Postal code(s) | 606000—606039 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8313 |
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Dzerzhinsk (Russian: Дзержинск; IPA: [dʲzʲɪrˈʐɨnsk]) is a city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located along the Oka River, about 400 kilometers (250 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 240,742 (2010 Census);261,334 (2002 Census);285,071 (1989 Census).
First mentioned in 1606 as Rastyapino (Растя́пино), it is named after Felix Dzerzhinsky, a Bolshevik leader who was the first head of the Soviet Cheka (secret police), since 1929.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three work settlements and eleven rural localities, incorporated as the city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Dzerzhinsk is incorporated as Dzerzhinsk Urban Okrug.
Modern-day Dzerzhinsk is a large center of the Russian chemicals production industry. In the past, the city was also among Russia's principal production sites for chemical weapons. Owing to its strategic significance, this city was, until recently, officially closed to foreign visitors.
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