Kamyshin
| Kamyshin (English) Камышин (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 50°05′N 45°24′E / 50.083°N 45.4°ECoordinates: 50°05′N 45°24′E / 50.083°N 45.4°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
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| Urban okrug | Kamyshin Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Head[citation needed] | Alexander Chunakov[citation needed] |
| Representative body | City Duma[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 81 km2 (31 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
119,924 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 137th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 127,891 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 129th |
| Density | 1,481 /km2 (3,840 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1668[5] |
| Postal code(s) | 403870—403895[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84457[6][7] |
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Kamyshin (Russian: Камы́шин) is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River. Population: 119,924 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 127,891 (2002 Census);[2] 122,463 (1989 Census);[8] 101,000 (1972); 24,000 (1939).
Kamyshin was founded in 1667 on the left bank of the Kamyshinka River. In 1710, all of its inhabitants were relocated to the fortress on the opposite bank of the river. This settlement was named Dmitriyevsk. In 1780, the name was changed to Kamyshin and it was granted town status. In the 19th century, Kamyshin turned into a merchant city with sawmills and windmills. It was formerly famous for its watermelon trade. Alexey Maresyev, a Russian flying ace, was born in Kamyshin.
FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin now plays in Russian Second Division; however, in 1992-1996 the club played in the top tier of Russian association football, achieving fourth place in 1993. This was followed by the campaign in UEFA Cup where Tekstilshchik reached the second round.
Near Kamyshin, there is a 330-meter tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to the tallest manmade structures in Volgograd Oblast.
[edit] Portage between the Volga and Don Rivers
Near Kamyshin, the Volga is quite close - 17 kilometers (11 mi) - to the upper reaches of the river Ilovlya, the tributary of the Don. The distance between the sources of the river Kamyshinka, the tributary of the Volga, and the Ilovlya is only a little more than 4 kilometers (2.5 mi). In this place in ancient times there existed a portage ("volok") many times used by the troops invading the land of the Khazars, and moving from the Don basin to the Volga. In the sixteenth century the Turkish Sultan Selim II attempted to build a canal here.[9] A similar effort was later made by Peter I who built the fort, originally named Petrovsk, to protect workmen during the (unfinished) construction of the canal.
[edit] Sister city
[edit] References
- ^ a b 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 February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (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 February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ 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.).
- ^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/632687/Volzhsky
- ^ http://www.megaross.ru/freebies/phonecode-ru.html
- ^ http://www.hella.ru/code/city/volgograd_code.htm
- ^ "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 February 9, 2012.
- ^ Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, "Volga v fiziko-geograficheskom otnosheniir Bol'shaia Sov. Entsik.", XII, pp. 672-682, esp. 677, quoted in Robert J. Kerner, 'The Urge To the Sea', University of California Press, 1942 at Archive.org
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