Engels (city)
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| Engels (English) Энгельс (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Saratov Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 51°29′N 46°07′E / 51.483°N 46.117°ECoordinates: 51°29′N 46°07′E / 51.483°N 46.117°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast |
| Municipal status | |
| Municipal district | Engelssky Municipal District[citation needed] |
| Urban settlement | Engels Urban Settlement[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
202,401 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 92nd |
| Population (2002 Census) | 193,984 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 95th |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[3] |
| Founded | 1747[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Pokrovskaya sloboda (until 1914),[citation needed] Pokrovsk (until 1931)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 413100[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8453[citation needed] |
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Engels (Russian: Э́нгельс) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is a port on the Volga River, located across from Saratov and connected to it with a bridge (since 1965). Population: 202,401 (2010 Census preliminary results).[1]
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[edit] History
Founded in 1747 as Pokrovskaya sloboda (Покровская слобода), it was granted town status and renamed Pokrovsk (Покровск) in 1914. Its German name was Kosakenstadt. It became the capital of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, now a part of Saratov Oblast, in 1924, and it was renamed Engels after Friedrich Engels in 1931.
It was founded by Ukrainian settlers, and was settled by Germans during the reign of Catherine the Great; it is now a major center of Volga German culture. It is the site of Engels Air Force Base, Russia's largest and most active strategic bomber base. On 26.08.2011 in Engels was unveiled a monument in honor of the Russian-German victims of repression within the USSR.
[edit] Historical population
| Census year | Population | Reference |
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| 1897 | 22,000 | |
| 1959 | 91,000 | |
| 1970 | 130,000 | |
| 1977 | 163,000 | |
| 1989 | 181,201 | [4] |
| 2002 | 193,984 | [2] |
| 2010 | 202,401 | [1] |
[edit] Industry
The industrial enterprises of the city of Engels are well known in Russia and abroad. The Uritsky factory manufactures trolley buses for Russia's municipal transportation. The Engelssky factory of transport mechanical engineering produces rolling stock for railways. The Bosch-Saratov factory, previously Autotractor Spark Plugs, produces spark plugs, and German company Henkel operates a chemistry factory. The Engelssky trumpet factory makes steel electrowelded pipes, steel water pipeline, and profile pipes.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
[edit] External links
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