Fortress
city Penza was founded in 1663 under the rule of Tsar Aleksey
Michailovich as a as a frontier outpost on the southeastern border of
the state which was easy and unfortified meat for steppe Nomads.
In
1781 Penza and province were received the Highest approved coat of arms
which illustrates three sheaves out of wheat, barley and millet in the
green field that “means prosperity and enrichment farming of local
soil”. The contemporary coat of arms is approved by the City Duma of
Penza on December 28, 2001.
In
1801 Penza was declared a province town, being simultaneously the
center of Penza district. At the turn of XIX-XX the town was called “New
Athens” due to large quantity of cultural and learning institutions.
During the first years of the Great Patriotic War Penza became one of
the powerful centers for the production of mortar weapons in the
country.
Nowadays, Penza is a large industrial and cultural center, railway and road hub; there is also an airport here.
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