Podolsk
| Podolsk (English) Подольск (Russian) |
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 Holy Trinity Church in Podolsk |
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.svg) Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 55°25′N 37°32′E / 55.417°N 37.533°ECoordinates: 55°25′N 37°32′E / 55.417°N 37.533°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative center of | Podolsky District[citation needed] |
| Municipal status | |
| Urban okrug | Podolsk Urban Okrug[citation needed] |
| Head[citation needed] | Nikolay Pestov[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 37.92 km2 (14.64 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
187,956 inhabitants[1] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 97th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 180,963 inhabitants[2] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 99th |
| Density | 4,957 /km2 (12,840 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 1627[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 142100[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4967[citation needed] |
| Official website | |
Podolsk (Russian: Подо́льск) is an industrial city and the administrative center of Podolsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Pakhra River (a tributary of the Moskva River). Population: 187,956 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 180,963 (2002 Census);[2] 209,178 (1989 Census);[5] 183,000 (1974); 129,000 (1959); 72,000 (1939).
[edit] History
The city of Podolsk grew out of the village of Podol, which in the 18th century belonged to the Danilov Monastery in Moscow. Podolsk was granted town status by Catherine the Great in 1791.
Before the Russian Revolution, Podolsk was among one of the most industrialized cities in Russia. A Singer factory producing sewing machines was established here.
The Ulyanov family used to live in Podolsk. Vladimir Lenin visited the city a number of times and even had a small estate and cottage there. In 1900, he held a meeting in Podolsk with the social democrats from Moscow and other cities to win their support for the Iskra newspaper, which had already been in the making.
In 1971, Podolsk was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. In the Soviet times, Podolsk was one of the industrial giants in Moscow Oblast. At that time there were more than seventy factories operating in the city. Most of the citizens were working at these plants.
In 2000, a major military base was formed nearby; it is currently[when?] commanded under Igor Minin.
Podolsk is the site of the Central Archive of the Russian Ministry of Defense.
[edit] Twin towns/sister cities
Podolsk is twinned with the following sister cities:[6]
- Amstetten, Austria
- Bălţi, Moldova
- Bar, Montenegro
- Borisov, Belarus
- Chernivtsi, Ukraine
- Henan, China
- Kavarna, Bulgaria
- Kladno, Czech Republic
- Ohrid, Macedonia
- Saint-Ouen, France
- Shumen, Bulgaria
- Sukhumi, Abkhazia[7]
- Trier-Land, Germany
- Vanadzor, Armenia
- Warmińsko-mazurskie, Poland
There are also plans to sign sister city agreements with:[8]
[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 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.
- ^ 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).
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Podolsk sister cities". Translate.google.com. http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fadmpodolsk.ru%2findex.php%3fcategoryid%3d126. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- ^ "РАДУШНЫЙ ХОЗЯИН — ГОРОД ПОДОЛЬСК". Twin cities international association. http://www.twin-cities.ru/texts/164-Podolsk.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ "Podolsk sister cities". Admpodolsk.ru. http://admpodolsk.ru/index.php?categoryid=126. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
