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Medveditsa, Volgograd Oblast

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Medveditsa
Медведица
Selo
Medveditsa is located in Volgograd Oblast
Medveditsa
Medveditsa
Medveditsa is located in Russia
Medveditsa
Medveditsa
Coordinates: 51°04′N 44°49′E / 51.067°N 44.817°E / 51.067; 44.817[1]
CountryRussia
RegionVolgograd Oblast
DistrictZhirnovsky District
Time zoneUTC+4:00

Medveditsa (Russian: Медве́дица) (formerly Frank) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Medveditskoye Rural Settlement, Zhirnovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 2,404 as of 2010.[2] There are 16 streets.[3]

The locality was founded by Volga Germans as the colony of Frank on 16 May 1767.[4]

Volga German settlements, including Frank

Geography

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Medveditsa is located in the steppe of the Volga Upland, on the left bank of the Medveditsa River, 13 km north of Zhirnovsk (the district's administrative centre) by road. Alexandrovka is the nearest rural locality.[5]

Notable persons

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  • Jake Gettman, American professional baseball player (Washington Senators)

References

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  1. ^ Село Медведица на карте
  2. ^ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Волгоградской области
  3. ^ Село Медведица на карте
  4. ^ On this Day: 16 May 1767. Germans from Russia Settlement Locations. Accessed 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ Расстояние от Жирновска до Медведицы