Staraya Russa

Staraya Russa
Старая Русса
Cathedral Square in Staraya Russa
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Staraya Russa
Location of Staraya Russa
Staraya Russa
Staraya Russa (Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 58°00′N 31°20′E / 58.000°N 31.333°E / 58.000; 31.333
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNovgorod Oblast
First mentioned1167
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 • Total
31,809
 • Estimate 
(2021)
27,487 (−13.6%)
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Staraya Russa
 • Capital oftown of oblast significance of Staraya Russa, Starorussky District
 • Municipal districtStarorussky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementStaraya Russa Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofStarorussky Municipal District, Staraya Russa Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code
175200–175207
Dialing code+7 81652
OKTMO ID49639101001
Websiteadmgorod.strussa.net

Staraya Russa (Russian: Старая Русса, IPA: [ˈstarəjə ˈrusːə]) is a town in Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Polist River, 99 kilometers (62 mi) south of Veliky Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Its population has steadily decreased over the past years, going from 41,538 recorded in the 1989 Census to 35,511 in the 2002 Census to 31,809 in the 2010 Census.