Tolyatti is a city located in Samara Oblast, Russia along the Volga River. It has a population of over 720,000 people and its economy centers around automobile manufacturing, with Renault having a major factory in the city. The city enjoys a moderate climate and is surrounded by natural beauty, including the Kuibyshev Reservoir and the Samara Bend National Park. There are many cultural and sporting activities available to residents, from music festivals to hockey and speedway competitions. Nature activities like fishing, hiking and water sports are also popular pursuits for residents.
2. CONTENTS 2 1. General information, maps…………………………………………….....3 City environment……………………………………………………...……8 Building Renault in Tolyatti……………………………18 Nature………..……………………………………………………….……..26 Kuibushevskoe reservoir………………………………27 National Park Samarskaya Luka……………………...40 4. Climate………..…………………………………………………………….48 5. Sport………………………………………..……………………………….53 6. Culture……………………………………………..……………………….65 7. Outside the town………………………………...………………………..71
3. Tolyatti Moscow Paris Tolyatti is situated in the European part of Russia, in Samara region The distance between: Moscow – Tolyatti: 1 025 km Paris – Tolyatti: 3 700 km Paris- Moscow: 2 450 km The flight from Moscow to Tolyatti takes about 1 hour 3
4. Togliatti is situated on the river Volga, on it’s left border, 95 km from Samara (the administrative capital of Samara region) After Samara, Tolyatti is the most important city of the region Tolyatti has the population of 720 000 people It occupies the 17 th place in the list of the biggest Russian cities 4 Tolyatti Samara
5. Time Zone Tolyatti time: Moscow time + 1h Paris time + 3h Only 2 regions in Russia have 1 hour difference with Moscow. Samara region is one of them. 0 Moscow Time
6. Map of Samara-Tolyatti agglomeration Samara-Tolyatti agglomeration is the third in size in Russia (2,5 million inhabitants) SAMARA TOLYATTI AGGLOMERATION Tolyatti 720,000 inh. Syzran 179,000 inh. Zhigulevsk 57,000 inh. Samara 1135,000 inh. Novokuybyshevsk 111,000 inh. Chapaevsk 73,000 inh.
7. Demographically: The highest rate of growth during 4 decades Tolyatti: population dynamics (thousands of inhabitants) Creation of the Kuibushevskaya hydroelectric power station Creation of AvtoVAZ
9. Tolyatti 10 km Jigulevskoe sea Tolyatti is situated on the Volga – the biggest river in the European part of Russia The width of Volga near Tolyatti is 10 km The reservoir, on which board Tolyatti is situated, is so large, that it is called “Jigulevskoe sea”, by the name of the mountains Jiguly, located on the opposite side Volga river Jiguli mountains 9
10. Avtozavodskii District ( “ New Town”, 440 ths. inh. in 2009) Central District (“Old Town”, 161 ths. inh. in 2009) Komsomolskii District ( 119 ths inh. in 2009) Kuibushevskoe reservoir Jiguli montains All the three Tolyatti districts are stretched along Volga throughout 40km, and are divided from each other by forest areas Out of 315 sq km of total city area, 80 sq km are covered by forests
11. City “lungs” – the forest, dividing two districts of the city
15. Trade and Entertainment Centers are mostly concentrated In Avtozavodskyi and Central Districts Avtozavodskyi District Central District 15
16. The Cathedral of Our Saviour’s Transfiguration is a powerful visual and symbolical dominant of Avtozavodskii District and probably of the whole city
27. Tolyatti is situated on the bank of Kuibushevskoe reservoir, which provides a beautiful view and a lot of opportunities for leisure, spending spare time and sports 27
40. On the opposite side of the reservoir National park “Samarskaya Luka” is situated This is a unique territory, shaped by the turning of biggest European river Volga National park “Samarskaya Luka” Tolyatti
49. The city is situated on the frontier of the forest and forest-stepp zones and enjoys all the advantages of its location:
50. Average month temperature in Tolyatti (in comparison with Moscow and Paris) °C The climate of Tolyatty is softened by Kubushevskoe reservoir Summer in Tolyatti is a very nice time, from May to August the average temperature is above 20 °C Eight months a year the average temperature is above zero
51. Amount of precipitation The sum of precipitations is fairly low. In Tolyatti the sum of precipitations per year is 560 mm, in Paris – 640 mm, in Moscow- 705 mm Toyatti is a very sunny town: the number of sunny days is about 285 per year
52. Sometimes Tolyatti is compared with Montreal (Canada), where the climate is considered like one of the most comfortable ones for living
54. Speedway is one of the most popular and spectacular sport in Tolyatti Starting from 2005 competitions of European and international range are led here The speedway team of Tolyatti, called “Mega-LADA” 9 times became champion of different competitions
55. The stadium for speedway meets the highest European standards and can host 15 000 spectators Starting from 2006 a free state speedway school for children is organised In the centre of the track the only specialised 130m track for children in Russia is organised
56. The city posses the needed equipment for the development of HANDBALL The women’s handball team of Tolyatti represent the town in the European league of Champions, among 8 best team of the continent (European)
57. Citizens of Tolyatti say that “Tolyatti without HOCKEY is like Moscow without Kremlin” The city team “Lada” won the Continental Cup (European) in 2006
58. Yachting is also highly developed in Tolyatti: different competitions or regional and country level are held here
60. Every winter a Christmas synchronic race is held. This country-level competition is really popular and well loved among the citizens
61. You can enjoy winter sports in sport park “Spin Sport” Ski lift Track for tubing Track for snowmobiles Free ride Foot path Auto-road Resting place Length of the piste Elevation Ski-rump Place for picnic
66. During 12 years TOLYATTI PHILHARMONIC HALL developed from the regional affiliate to autonomous organisation The philharmonic Hall possesses a modern hall for 650 spectators. Except the concerts that are held every weekend, several big events and festivals are held here yearly: city traditional festival “Tolyatti musical autumn” international festival “JAZZ-spring in Tolyatti” International festival “Viva, accordion!
67. The orchestras of Tolyatti Philharmonic Hall JAZZ orchestra Symphony orchestra Russian orchestra Chamber chorus “Harmony” Folk ensemble “Jiguli”