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Dimitrovgrad, Russia

Coordinates: 54°14′N 49°35′E / 54.233°N 49.583°E / 54.233; 49.583
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Dimitrovgrad
Димитровград
City[1]
Dimitrovgrad railway station
Dimitrovgrad railway station
Flag of Dimitrovgrad
Flag
Coat of arms of Dimitrovgrad
Coat of arms
Location of Dimitrovgrad
Map
Dimitrovgrad is located in Russia
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad
Location of Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad is located in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°14′N 49°35′E / 54.233°N 49.583°E / 54.233; 49.583
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast[1]
Founded1698Edit this on Wikidata
City status since1919
Government
 • HeadNikolay Gorshenin
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total122,580
 • Rank133rd in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad[1]
 • Capital ofMelekessky District,[1] city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad[1]
 • Urban okrugDimitrovgrad Urban Okrug[3]
 • Capital ofDimitrovgrad Urban Okrug,[3] Melekessky Municipal District[3]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
4335хх
Dialing code(s)+7 84235
OKTMO ID73705000001
Websitewww.dimitrovgrad.ru
Church of St. George the Victorious in Dimitrovgrad

Dimitrovgrad (Template:Lang-ru) is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Cheremshan River. Population: 122,580 (2010 Census);[2] 130,871 (2002 Census);[6] 123,570 (1989 Soviet census).[7]

History

It was founded in the beginning of the 18th century as a village for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848.[citation needed] As of 1897, its population was 8,500, and in 1919 it was granted town status.[citation needed] Until 1972, the city's name was Melekess (Мелекесс), after the river.[citation needed]

On July 15, 1972, the city's name was changed to Dimitrovgrad, celebrating the 90th birthday of the Bulgarian former communist leader, Georgi Dimitrov.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dimitrovgrad serves as the administrative center of Melekessky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad is incorporated as Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug.[3]

Economy

The city's leading enterprise, located 6 km (4 mi) to the south-west, is the country's Federal Nuclear Research Institute. One of the institute's eight atomic reactors provides Dimitrovgrad with district heating.

Dimitrovgrad's industry also includes an auto parts manufacturer (Dimitrovgrad Automobile Parts Plant, carburetors, fuel pumps), a carpet manufacturing plant (Kovrotex), and a chemical processing equipment manufacturer (Dimitrovgradkhimmash and Zenith Khimmash).

Education and culture

The city has a variety of educational institutions. It has twenty-two secondary schools, three lyceums, one gymnasium, three branches of state universities, and two branches of private higher educational institutions. There also is a drama theater in the city.

Sports

International relations

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

Twin towns and sister cities

Dimitrovgrad is twinned with:

  • Trading house of Korobov
    Trading house of Korobov
  • Drama Theatre. Historical monument: the place of speech of the prominent state leader Mikhail Kalinin
    Drama Theatre. Historical monument: the place of speech of the prominent state leader Mikhail Kalinin
  • Tereshkova Street
    Tereshkova Street

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Law #126-ZO
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c d Law #043-ZO
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ [1]
  9. ^ Short video from above of the quarterfinal between Russia and USA
  10. ^ Стадион «Строитель», Димитровград
  11. ^ [2]

Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №126-ЗО от 3 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Опубликован: "Ульяновская правда", №77 (22.513), 6 октября 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #126-ZO of October 3, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". ).
  • Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №043-ЗО от 13 июля 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Деловой Вестник", №78(2818), 20 июля 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #043-ZO of July 13, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).

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