Ardatov

Ardatov stands on the Lemeti, in the wooded country southwest of Nizhny Novgorod. It was recorded in 1578 as the palace village of Ordatova, administered by the Kazan Palace office. Catherine II made it a district town in 1779. Its market brought together local produce and goods brought from Arzamas and other towns, while the surrounding district included villages of Erzya Mordvin inhabitants as well as Russian settlements.