Kalach-na-Donu
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| Kalach-na-Donu (English) Калач-на-Дону (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kalachyovsky District[citation needed] |
| Administrative center of | Kalachyovsky District[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 26,910 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)[2] |
| Founded | 1708[3] |
| Town status since | April 18, 1951[4] |
| Previous names | Kalach (until April 18, 1951)[4][3] |
| Postal code(s) | 404507[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84472[citation needed] |
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Kalach-na-Donu (Russian: Кала́ч-на-Дону́), or Kalach-on-the-Don, is a town and the administrative center of Kalachyovsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Don River 72 kilometers (45 mi) west of Volgograd. Population: 26,910 (2010 Census);[1] 26,882 (2002 Census);[5] 22,979 (1989 Census).[6]
History [edit]
It was founded in 1708 as a Cossack sloboda and was originally called Kalach (Калач).[3]
In World War II, the town lent its name to an armored clash between the German 6th Army and the Soviet 64th and 1st Tank Armies from 25 July to 8 August, 1942.[7] Some three months later, during Operation Uranus, several Soviet tank corps encircled the besieging German 6th Army in Stalingrad by capturing Kalach, thus cutting off German supply routes.
It was granted town status on April 18, 1951.[4] At the same time, its name was changed to Kalach-na-Donu, to distinguish it from an eponymous town in Voronezh Oblast.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ 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.).
- ^ a b c d "My Town" Encyclopedia. Entry on Kalach-na-Donu (Russian)
- ^ a b c Official website of Kalachyovskoye Urban Settlement. History of Kalach-na-Donu (Russian)
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Stalingrad.net website. The term "Battle of Kalach" is used in English- and German-language histories; this may not be the case in Russian-language sources. "The German Sixth Army on the Way to Catastrophe."
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