The city is located in the southern part - east of the west side of the Siberian plain on the banks of the River Op and away from the capital Moscow 3191 km
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Founded Novosibirsk as a village small at the end of the nineteenth century (in 1893) under the name of Novo Nicolivsk for the accommodation of workers who have worked in the D railway bridge across the River Ob, and with the passage of time, especially after expanding the network of railways in Siberia has become an important role in infrastructurefor the region, particularly in the areas of transport and trade. The city is located in the southern part - east of the west side of the Siberian plain on the banks of the River op, and away from the capital Moscow 3191 km. And at the intersection of major federal roads flying from west to east and from north to south. The city of Novosibirsk at the present time Russia's third largest city after Moscow and St. Petersburg, with a population of 2.5 million people.