Kolpashevo (Russian: Колпа́шево) is a town and the administrative center of Kolpashevsky District in Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Ob River. Population: 24,124 (2010 Census);[2] 28,441 (2002 Census);[8] 31,319 (1989 Census).[9]

Kolpashevo Колпашево
Town under district jurisdiction[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Kolpashevo
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Coordinates: 58°18′N 82°54′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tomsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Kolpashevsky District[1]
Founded	beginning of the 17th century
Town status since	1938
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	24,124
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	23,209 (−3.8%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Kolpashevsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Kolpashevsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Kolpashevskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Kolpashevsky Municipal District[4], Kolpashevskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zone	UTC+7 (MSK+4 [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	636460–636465, 636469
Dialing code(s)	+7 38254
OKTMO ID	69632101001

History

It has existed since the beginning of the 17th century as a village.^{[citation needed]} Town status was granted to it in 1938.^{[citation needed]}

Mass grave

During the Great Purge, Kolpashevo was the site of mass executions carried out by the NKVD, with the corpses of those executed being disposed of in mass graves. In May 1979 meandering of the Ob river caused a mass grave containing more than 1,000 mummified corpses to become exposed. A number of cover-stories were issued by the local government, first that these bones were cattle bones, and then that these were the bodies of deserters from the Second World War. Instead most of the bodies were people from Tomsk. Yegor Ligachev, the provincial party chief, took charge of a cover-up operation to destroy the mass grave using tugs, and used the KGB to coerce local people to dispose of the corpses by sinking them, although some corpses turned up in the sluiceway of a sawmill downstream, mixed with logs floated downstream.[10]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kolpashevo serves as the administrative center of Kolpashevsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Kolpashevo, together with three rural localities, is incorporated within Kolpashevsky Municipal District as Kolpashevskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

Transportation

The town is served by the Kolpashevo Airport.

Climate

Kolpashevo has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification Dfc), with very cold winters and warm summers. Precipitation is moderate and is somewhat higher in summer than at other times of the year.

See also

• Mass graves in the Soviet Union

References

Notes

Sources

• Государственная Дума Томской области. Закон №271-ОЗ от 22 декабря 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Томской области», в ред. Закона №153-ОЗ от 17 ноября 2014 г. «Об упразднении отдельных административно-территориальных единиц Томской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Томской области в связи с упразднением отдельных административно-территориальных единиц Томской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Томские новости", №51, 24 декабря 2009 г. (State Duma of Tomsk Oblast. Law #271-OZ of December 22, 2009 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tomsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #153-OZ of November 17, 2014 On Abolishing Several Administrative-Territorial Units in Tomsk Oblast and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of Tomsk Oblast Due to the Abolition of Several Administrative-Territorial Units in Tomsk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).
• Государственная Дума Томской области. Закон №195-ОЗ от 10 сентября 2004 г. «О наделении статусом муниципального района, поселения (городского, сельского) и установлении границ муниципальных образований на территории Колпашевского района», в ред. Закона №153-ОЗ от 17 ноября 2014 г. «Об упразднении отдельных административно-территориальных единиц Томской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Томской области в связи с упразднением отдельных административно-территориальных единиц Томской области». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Официальные ведомости", №27(103), 10 сентября 2004 г. (State Duma of Tomsk Oblast. Law #195-OZ of September 10, 2004 On Granting the Status of a Municipal District, a Settlement (Urban, Rural) to and on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Kolpashevsky District, as amended by the Law #153-OZ of November 17, 2014 On Abolishing Several Administrative-Territorial Units in Tomsk Oblast and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of Tomsk Oblast Due to the Abolition of Several Administrative-Territorial Units in Tomsk Oblast. Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication have passed.).

На других языках

[de] Kolpaschewo

[ru] Колпашево