Sergach (Russian: Серга́ч) is a town and the administrative center of Sergachsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Pyana River (Sura's tributary), 150 kilometers (93 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,386 (2010 Census);[2] 22,887 (2002 Census);[7] 25,231 (1989 Census).[8]

Sergach Сергач
Town[1]
Sovetskaya Street in Sergach
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Sergach
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Coordinates: 55°32′N 45°28′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Sergachsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Sergach[1]
First mentioned	1649
Town status since	1779
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	21,386
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	20,269 (−5.2%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Sergachsky District[1], town of district significance of Sergach[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Sergachsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Sergach Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Sergachsky Municipal District[4], Sergach Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	607500, 607510, 607511, 607513, 607514
OKTMO ID	22648101001

History

The village of Sergach was first mentioned in 1649.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1779.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sergach serves as the administrative center of Sergachsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Sergachsky District as the town of district significance of Sergach.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Sergach is incorporated within Sergachsky Municipal District as Sergach Urban Settlement.[4]

Transportation

The town is located on one of Russia's high-speed railways connecting Moscow with Kazan and has its own railway station.

References

Notes

Sources

• Государственно-правовой департамент Нижегородской области. Приказ №3-од от 27 января 2016 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных образований, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Нижегородской области». Опубликован: "Нижегородская правда", №27(26048) (начало) и №30 (26051) (окончание), 19 и 26 марта 2016 г. (State Legal Department of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Order #3-od of January 27, 2016 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations, Urban and Rural Localities of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Нижегородской области. Закон №157-З от 24 октября 2005 г. «Об утверждении границ, состава территории Сергачского муниципального района, границ и состава территорий муниципальных образований, входящих в состав Сергачского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №132-З от 28 августа 2009 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований — сельских поселений Акузовский сельсовет, Андинский сельсовет, Андреевский сельсовет, Ачкинский сельсовет, Богородский сельсовет, Воскресенский сельсовет, Лопатинский сельсовет, Мокро-Майданский сельсовет, Пицинский сельсовет, Сосновский сельсовет, Толбинский сельсовет, Яновский сельсовет Сергачского муниципального района Нижегородской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Нижегородской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Правовая среда" №88–90(654–656) (приложение к газете "Нижегородские новости" №214(3386)), 16 ноября 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #157-Z of October 24, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Composition of Sergachsky Municipal District, the Borders and the Composition of the Municipal Formations Within Sergachsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #132-Z of August 28, 2009 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations—Rural Settlements of Akuzovsky Selsoviet, Andinsky Selsoviet, Andreyevsky Selsoviet, Achkinsky Selsoviet, Bogorodsky Selsoviet, Voskresensky Selsoviet, Lopatinsky Selsoviet, Mokro-Maydansky Selsoviet, Pitsinsky Selsoviet, Sosnovsky Selsoviet, Tolbinsky Selsoviet, Yanovsky Selsoviet of Sergachsky Municipal District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and on Amending Various Laws of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Effective as of the day after ten days from the day of the official publication have passed.).

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