Information about the city of Rostov-on-Don
Status: administrative center of Rostov region, administrative center
of the Soth Federal District
Phone code: +7 863******
It is situated on the south-east of the East European Plain, on the right bank
of Don river, in 46 km. from its inflow into Azov sea, in 1226 km. to the south-east
from Moscow.
Economy
Main industries and enterprises:
- Machinebuilding and metalworking - Rostselmash (agricultural machines),
Rostvertol, Gorizont, Legmash, Rostprodmash, GPZ-10
- Food industry - "Baltic-Don" OJSC, Don Tobacco, Integrated Plant of Champagne, Dairy Integrated Plant, Zolotoi Kolos (gold ear), South of Russia, Atlantis Pack
- Light industry - garment factory "Viktoria"
- Chemical industry - Empils
- Production of building materials
Agriculture specializes on grain production, oil-bearing and ethereal oil-bearing crops, vegetable growing, gardening, wine growing;
meat and milk cattle breeding, pig breeding, poultry farming, bee keeping are well developed.
Culture
There is North Saucasian Scientific Center of the Higher School located in
Rostov-on-Don: Scientific and Research Institutes of Biology, Neurocybernetics,
Physical and Organic Chemistry, Mechanics and Applied Mathematics, Hydrochemistry.
Scientific and Research Institutes of Radiology, Oncologic etc.
Theatres: Legitimate Drama Theatre n.a. M. Gorky, Puppet Theatre,
Youth's Theatre, Musical Theatre. Circus.
Museums: Local Lore Museum, Fine Art Museum (collection of Russian Art), Museum of Modern Pictorial Art on Dmitrovskaya,
Museum of Russian-Armenian Friendship, Gallery of Children's Artistic Creativity.
Sightseeings: Metropolitan Cathedral of the holy Mother Birth,
Church of Armenian Monastery Surb-Khach; buildings of City House, City Theatre,
State Bank, Volzhsko-Kamsky Bank, Pedagogical Institute.
There are excavations of the antique town Tanais (3 century BC - 5 century AD),
which was a part Bospor's State, at the Don river estuary.
Zoological garden. Botanical garden.
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