| En Name: | Knyaginino |
| Ru Name: | Княгинино |
| Coordinates: | 55.8167°N 47°W |
| Map Label Position: | bottom |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Knyaginin (Nizhny Novgorod oblast) (1781).png |
| Federal Subject: | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Knyagininsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Knyaginino |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Knyagininsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | town of district significance of Knyaginino |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Knyagininsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Knyaginino Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Knyagininsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Knyaginino Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 6708 |
| Established Date: | second half of the 16th century |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Current Cat Date: | 1998 |
| Prev Name1: | Knyaginin |
| Postal Codes: | 606340 |
Knyaginino (Russian: Княги́нино) is a town and the administrative center of Knyagininsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Imza River, 107km (66miles) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was first mentioned in the second half of the 16th century as an estate of Mikhail Vorotynsky. In 1779, it was granted town rights. At that time, it was known as Knyaginin (Russian: Княгинин); this name was used until 1917. In 1926, it was demoted to a rural locality (selo) status. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1968 and town status in 1998.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Knyaginino serves as the administrative center of Knyagininsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Gorshkovo, incorporated within Knyagininsky District as the town of district significance of Knyaginino. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Knyaginino is incorporated within Knyagininsky Municipal District as Knyaginino Urban Settlement.[2]
Major industrial enterprises in Knyaginino include a milk plant, a textile factory, and a fur manufacture.