ABOUT ROSTOV-ON-DON

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ABOUT ROSTOV-ON-DON

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       Rostov-on-Don is known as a South Capital of Russia, after Moscow and Saint-Petersburg.

      The territory of Rostov Region is equal to Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark, taken together. The population of the region is 4.500mln people (according to the census of 2002).

     People call Rostov "Gates to the Caucasus" as everything what goes to the south should pass through this point on the map. Geographical location of the city is unique: it has got a river port, a junction of railways, highways and it has an international airport.
       The city is a centre of Southern Federal District of Russia. It includes the richest agricultural areas of Russia - Krasnodar ( with Sotchi –most popular Russian resort city nominate for winter 2014 Olimpic games) and Stavropol regions as well as Astrakhan and Volgograd regions (about 10 million population) and close to the border of Ukraine and Kalmykiya.
        Rostov-on-Don is an important industrial, financial, commercial and educational centre of the southern part of Russia. The city population is over 1.5 million
The region stands out among other large territorial units of the Russian Federation due to its high scientific, industrial, resource and financial potential.

         By the pace of economic reforms in recent years and the volume of production of different goods and services, the region occupies one of the leading positions both in the Southern Federal Unit and in the Russian Federation, in general.

The Rostov-on-Don International Airport provides flights along domestic routes (85 flights within Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States), as well as along international routes, including flights to Finland, Germany, Turkey, Dubai and Bulgaria. U can choose any flight via Vienna or Frankfurt with Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa to Rostov-on-Don.

Five flights to Moscow are provided daily, the possibility to select further international routes.

Miss Russia 2004 - a lady from Rostov-on-Don - Viktoria Lopireva

The construction industry on the Don is developing quite successfully and is attracting large volumes of investments.

One of the main strategic directions of this development is the increase in the number of newly built houses. In this parameter, Rostov Region for several years in a row has been on the top-five list of the leading regions in the Russian Federation.

Every year, more than one million square meters of new housing is completed; the amount of investments into the housing construction constitutes from 7.5 billion to 9 billion rubles. In 2006, more than two million square meters of new housing were put into operation. Rostov has more then 150 Real Estate agencies, it shows a great interest and demand in quality property .

Miss Russia 2006 - a lady from Rostov-on-Don - Tatyana Kotova