Dimitrovgrad
Sitting on the shore of the Cheremshan Bay of the Kuibyshev Reservoir, where the Bolshoy Cheremshan River meets the water, Dimitrovgrad is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia's Volga Region. Known as Melekess until 1972, when it was renamed in honour of Bulgarian communist leader Georgi Dimitrov, it is the second-largest city in the oblast and serves as the administrative centre of Melekessky District.
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- Population132,226
- Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
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Dimitrovgrad: quick answers
Where is Dimitrovgrad?
Dimitrovgrad is in Russia, about 78 km49 miles in a straight line from Tolyatti.
How do you get to Dimitrovgrad?
The nearest airport is Cherdakly (ULY), about 1 hr 44 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Dimitrovgrad?
The warmest month is July, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -10°C14°F. The wettest month is June, with about 63 mm2.5 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Dimitrovgrad?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 6 cafés and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.