Kostroma

Kostroma () is a historic city and the administrative center (capital city) of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. It is a part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Volga and Kostroma. Population: 

 Climate 
Kostroma has a cool continental climate (Köppen Dfb). It has chilly winters and warm summers.

 Notable people 

 Olesya Barel (born 1960), basketball player
 Nina Demme (1902-1977), polar explorer and biologist
 Aleksandra Ishimova (1805–1881), translator and author of children's books
 Roman Kopin (born 1974), Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
 Aleksey Pisemsky (1821–1881), novelist and dramatist
 The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Shneersohn was exiled to Kostroma by the USSR in 1927 for 3 years, and was released after 9 days

 Twin towns – sister cities 

Kostroma is twinned with:

 Aachen, Germany
 Babruysk, Belarus
 Bari, Italy
 Bat Yam, Israel
 Cetinje, Montenegro
 Ceadîr-Lunga, Moldavia
 Danilov, Russia
 Dole, France
Hyvinkää, Finland
 Ijevan, Armenia
 Ochamchira, Georgia
 Oral, Kazakhstan
 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland

 Samokov, Bulgaria
 Sanmenxia, China
 Soroca, Moldavia
 Vrbas, Serbia

Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Durham County council stopped plans for twinning with Kostroma.

 References 

 Other websites 

 Official website of Kostroma 
 Unofficial website of Kostroma  
 History and sights of Kostroma 
 Current time in Kostroma 
 Kostroma city beautiful architecture views
 Local history website. K. Torop. Kostroma 

Category:Capitals of oblasts of Russia