Khvalynsk (Russian:Хвалы́нск,IPA:[xvɐˈlɨnsk]) is a river port town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located by the Volga River. Population: 13,094(2010 Census);[2]13,752(2002 Census);[9]14,948(1989 Census);[10] 16,000 (1974). It is located on the right bank of the Volga, at the foot of the Khvalynsk Mountains.
The place name stems from the old Russian name of the Caspian Sea: Хвалынское море, or "Khvalyn Sea". The latter is derived from the name "Khwalis" for the inhabitants of Khwarezm. The town is the namesake of the Khvalynsk Hills and Khvalynsk culture.
History
An Orthodox church dedicated to the Feast of the Cross
It was founded in 1556 as a Russian outpost on the Sosnovy Island on the Volga.[citation needed] In 1606, the whole settlement was relocated to the spot of today's Khvalynsk and came to be known as Sosnovy Ostrov (Сосновый Остров, lit. pine island).[citation needed] In 1780, the settlement was granted uyezd town status and renamed Khvalynsk.[citation needed]
In the 18th–19th centuries, Khvalynsk was known as a local center for trading bread and agricultural produce. It was also one of the centers of the Old Believers. Some scholars believe that Khvalynsk was used by Nikolai Gogol as a setting for his play The Government Inspector.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khvalynsk serves as the administrative center of Khvalynsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[11] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated separately as Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[11]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, together with two rural localities in Khvalynsky District, is incorporated within Khvalynsky Municipal District as Khvalynsk Urban Settlement.[5]
Notable people and culture
Khvalynsk is the birthplace of the artist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, whose museum was established in the town in 1995.
References
Notes
Charter of Saratov Oblast
Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том1[2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol.1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
Саратовская областная Дума.Закон№46-ЗСОот2 июня 2005 г. «Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области», в ред. Закона №54-ЗСО от28 апреля 2015 г.«О внесении изменений в Устав (Основной Закон) Саратовской области». Вступил в силупосле официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Неделя области", Спецвыпуск, №38 (156), 4 июня 2005 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma.Law#46-ZSOofJune2, 2005 Charter (Basic Law) of Saratov Oblast, as amended by the Law#54-ZSO ofApril28, 2015 On Amending the Charter (Basic Law) of Saratov Oblast. Effective as ofafter the official publication.).
Саратовская областная Дума.Закон№79-ЗСОот23 декабря 2004 г «О городских округах». Вступил в силус 1января 2005г. Опубликован: "Саратов— столица Поволжья", №264 (1215), 24 декабря 2004 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma.Law#79-ZSOofDecember23, 2004 On the Urban Okrugs. Effective as ofJanuary1, 2005.).
Саратовская областная Дума.Закон№112-ЗСОот29 декабря 2004 г «О муниципальных образованиях, входящих в состав Хвалынского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №46-ЗСО от25 марта 2013 г.«О преобразовании Горюшинского и Сосново-Мазинского муниципальных образований Хвалынского муниципального района Саратовской области и о внесении изменений в Закон Саратовской области "О муниципальных образованиях, входящих в состав Хвалынского муниципального района"». Вступил в силус 1января 2005г. Опубликован: "Саратов— столица Поволжья", №11–12 (1234–1235), 21 января 2005 г. (Saratov Oblast Duma.Law#112-ZSOofDecember29, 2004 On the Municipal Formations Constituting Khvalynsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law#46-ZSO ofMarch25, 2013 On the Transformation of Goryushinskoye and Sosnovo-Mazinskoye Municipal Formations of Khvalynsky Municipal District of Saratov Oblast and on Amending the Law of Saratov Oblast "On the Municipal Formations Constituting Khvalynsky Municipal District". Effective as ofJanuary1, 2005.).
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