Novgorod province (Geographic Playing Card)

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Title:

Novgorod province

Subject:

Regional Diversity

Creator:

Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov

Source:

Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)

Publisher:

Library of Congress; Russian National Library

Date:

1856

Rights:

Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.

Language:

Russian

Region:

Lakes region

Capital:

Novgorod

Area (sq. miles):

47,120

Population:

907,900

Population density:

19.3 people per square mile

Ethnicity of inhabitants:

Russians, Germans, Finns, Estonians

Economic activities:

fishing, shipbuilding, flax & hemp

Trade:

Internal and external trade are rather significant.

Cities:

Notable features:

Pier on the Msta River. Novgorod is one of the most ancient cities of Russia.

Climate:

changeable

Card #:

Collection:

Regional Diversity

Tags:

ancient city, Baltic Sea basin, bountiful forest, climate: changeable, Estonians, Finns, fishing, flax, Germans, hemp, lakes, Lakes region, mountains, notable city, port, Russians, shipbuilding, trade, trade: active