Knyaginino (Russian: Княги́нино) is a town and the administrative center of Knyagininsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Imza River, 107 kilometers (66 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 6,708 (2010 Census);[2] 6,838 (2002 Census);[7] 6,374 (1989 Census).[8]

Knyaginino Княгинино
Town[1]
Central Knyaginino
Coat of arms
Location of Knyaginino
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Coordinates: 55°49′N 45°02′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Knyagininsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Knyaginino[1]
First mentioned	second half of the 16th century
Town status since	1998
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	6,708
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	6,804 (+1.4%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Knyagininsky District[1], town of district significance of Knyaginino[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Knyagininsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Knyaginino Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Knyagininsky Municipal District[4], Knyaginino Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	606340
OKTMO ID	22633101001

History

It was first mentioned in the second half of the 16th century as an estate of Mikhail Vorotynsky.^{[citation needed]} In 1779, it was granted town rights. At that time, it was known as Knyaginin (Княгинин); this name was used until 1917.^{[citation needed]} In 1926, it was demoted to a rural locality (selo) status. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1968 and town status in 1998.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Knyaginino serves as the administrative center of Knyagininsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Gorshkovo, incorporated within Knyagininsky District as the town of district significance of Knyaginino.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Knyaginino is incorporated within Knyagininsky Municipal District as Knyaginino Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

Major industrial enterprises in Knyaginino include a milk plant, a textile factory, and a fur manufacture.

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 №155-З от 24 октября 2005 г. «Об утверждении границ, состава территории Княгининского муниципального района, границ и состава территорий муниципальных образований, входящих в состав Княгининского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №151-З от 28 августа 2009 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований — сельских поселений Ананьевский сельсовет, Белкинский сельсовет, Большеандреевский сельсовет, Возрожденский сельсовет, Островский сельсовет, Покровский сельсовет, Соловьевский сельсовет, Ургинский сельсовет Княгининского 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: "Нижегородские новости", №209(3381), 9 ноября 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #155-Z of October 24, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Composition of Knyagininsky Municipal District, the Borders and the Composition of the Municipal Formations Within Knyagininsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #151-Z of August 28, 2009 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations—Rural Settlements of Ananyevsky Selsoviet, Belkinsky Selsoviet, Bolsheandreyevsky Selsoviet, Vozrozhdensky Selsoviet, Ostrovsky Selsoviet, Pokrovsky Selsoviet, Solovyevsky Selsoviet, Urginsky Selsoviet of Knyagininsky 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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