Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Volzhsky (inhabited locality).

Volzhsky
Волжский
City
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Volzhsky is located in Russia
Volzhsky
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Volzhsky is located in Volgograd Oblast
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Volzhsky
Volzhsky (Volgograd Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°48′20″N 44°44′30″E / 48.80556°N 44.74167°E / 48.80556; 44.74167
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVolgograd Oblast[1]
Founded1951[2]
City status since1954
Government
 • HeadIgor Voronin
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total314,255
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
325,224 (+3.5%)
 • Rank58th in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Volzhsky[1]
 • Capital ofcity of oblast significance of Volzhsky[1]
 • Urban okrugVolzhsky Urban Okrug[5]
 • Capital ofVolzhsky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
404100..404133
Dialing code(s)+7 8443[8][9]
OKTMO ID18710000001

Volzhsky or Volzhskiy (Russian: Волжский, IPA: [ˈvolʂskʲɪj]) is an industrial town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Volga River and its distributary the Akhtuba, 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Volgograd. Population: 321,427 (2021 Census);[10] 314,255 (2010 Census);[3] 313,169 (2002 Census);[11] 268,842 (1989 Census).[12]

History[edit]

There was no indigenous population on the site of the communist settlement of Volzhsky until the 18th century. The first settlers were fugitives who called themselves bezrodnye (безродные, "without kith or kin") and the village they set up had the name Bezrodnoye. In 1720, Peter the Great, noting the abundance of mulberry forests in the area, ordered building a state-run silk factory there.

Modern Volzhsky was founded in 1951.[2] It had a population of about 10,000 at that time. In 1954, it was granted city status.[citation needed] Its biggest upsurge of population came for the construction of the Volga Hydroelectric Station.

Volzhsky grew around a hydroelectric power station which was built by Komsomol volunteers and by civil convict labor, who numbered almost 27,000 by 1953.[13] Volzhsky was a city planned in a modern style with courtyard apartment blocks angled to deter hot summer winds off the steppes.[citation needed]

In April 2012, the work settlement of Krasnooktyabrsky, administratively subordinated to Volzhsky, and the rural locality (a settlement) of Uralsky from Sredneakhtubinsky District were merged into Volzhsky.[14]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of oblast significance of Volzhsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Volzhsky is incorporated as Volzhsky Urban Okrug.[5]

Economy[edit]

The main enterprises in the city are Volga GES (a hydroelectric station), Volzhsky Trubny Zavod (producing steel pipes), Volzhsky Khimvolokno (chemical fibers), Volzhsky Orgsintez (chemical products), Volzhskrezinotekhnika (rubber products), Volzhsky Shinny Zavod (tires), Volzhsky Podshipnikovy Zavod (bearings), and JSC Zavod Meteor (electronic components).

A bus made in Volzhsky on a road in Moscow

Twin towns – sister cities[edit]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Volzhsky is twinned with:[15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Law #139-OD
  2. ^ a b "Volzhsky | Russia | Britannica".
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c Law #1032-OD
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ http://index.spravki.net/34/000002000.html Accessed 2011Oct31
  8. ^ "TELEPHONE CODES OF CITIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION". Archived from the original on October 27, 2004.
  9. ^ "Волгоградская область - Телефонные коды городов".
  10. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  11. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  12. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  13. ^ Volgograd City Portal. Волжский мог навсегда остаться деревянным!
  14. ^ Волгоградская областная Дума. Постановление №61/2469 от 29 марта 2012 г. «О включении в состав города Волжского населённых пунктов». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №58, 4 апреля 2012 г.. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Resolution #61/2469 of March 29, 2012 On Merging Inhabited Localities into the City of Volzhsky. Effective as of after ten days from the publication date have passed.).
  15. ^ "О Волжском" (in Russian). Volzhsky. Retrieved July 12, 2020.

Sources[edit]

  • Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №139-ОД от 7 октября 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Волгоградской области», в ред. Закона №107-ОД от 10 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Волгоградской области в связи с приведением их в соответствие с Уставом Волгоградской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №207, 1 ноября 1997 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #139-OD of October 7, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Volgograd Oblast, as amended by the Law #107-OD of July 10, 2015 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Volgograd Oblast to Ensure Compliance with the Charter of Volgograd Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
  • Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №1032-ОД от 25 марта 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом города Волжского Волгоградской области», в ред. Закона №106-ОД от 10 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 1 Закона Волгоградской области от 25 марта 2005 г. №1032-ОД "Об установлении границ и наделении статусом города Волжского Волгоградской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №60, 6 апреля 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #1032-OD of March 25, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to the City of Volzhsky of Volgograd Oblast, as amended by the Law #106-OD of October 10, 2012 On Amending Article 1 of the Law of Volgograd Oblast #1032-OD of March 25, 2005 "On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to the City of Volzhsky of Volgograd Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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