General

City general

Ekaterinburg is the third largest Russian city, the capital of the Ural and the center of the Ural Federal District.
 
Situated in Asia, 1,036 miles east of Moscow, on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains.
 
Population - 1 300 000 citizens.  Time difference: +2 (Moscow). International phone code: 343.
 
There are 200 large and 25 300 small enterprises at the city. The main branches of the industry are: machinery, metal processing, ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy.
 
Ekaterinburg is a prominent road, rail and air hub in the Ural region due to its geographical location on the board between Europe and Asia.
 
Ekaterinburg is considered the leading educational and scientific center of the Ural.
 
The city has a unique, modern appearance. More than 600 historical and cultural monuments are located in the city with 43 of them are considered to be top national attractions because of their special significance.
 
Ekaterinburg is famous for great examples of classicism and constructivism architecture styles.
 
Local museums have many unique archeological and historic displays, geological rarities and examples of local hand-made goods.
 
At least 70 000 tourist from abroad are visiting city every year. Ekaterinburg is a beautiful city and rich in sights.
 
People here are more traditional, open and friendly.