Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky (Russian: Петровск-Забайкальский, IPA: [pʲɪˈtrofsk zəbɐjˈkalʲskʲɪj]) is a town and the administrative center of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located along the Balyaga River in the valley between Zagan-Daban and Zagorinsky mountain ranges, 413 kilometers (257 mi) southwest of Chita. Population: 18,549 (2010 Census);[2] 21,164 (2002 Census);[7] 28,291 (1989 Census).[8]

Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Петровск-Забайкальский
Town[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky
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Coordinates: 51°16′N 108°50′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Zabaykalsky Krai[1]
Administrative district	Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District[1]
Founded	1789
Town status since	1926
Elevation	800 m (2,600 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	18,549
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	16,213 (−12.6%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug[4]
Time zone	UTC+9 (MSK+6 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	423364
OKTMO ID	76715000001

History

Before the exploration expeditions of the Russian Cossacks in the 17th century, the future Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky's location was a route junction of nomadic Buryat tribes. Peter the Great granted the heads of the tribes with principality. The settlement, founded in 1789 and known then as Petrovsky Zavod (Петровский Завод),^{[citation needed]} grew and developed around its iron refinery. From 1830 to 1839, it was a detention place for seventy-one Decembrists and ten of their wives, who were sent here from Chita. There is a commemorating mark on the railway station. In a restored house of the princess Ekaterina Troubetskaya, wife of Sergey Trubetskoy, was organized a museum, which opened on October 10, 1980. In Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky's historical district there are several buildings related to the times of Decembrists in the town.

In 1926, the settlement was granted town status and given its present name.^{[citation needed]}

In 1940, a new iron refinery was built, which was one of the most important iron factories in the region during the following decades.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky serves as the administrative center of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky District and is subordinated to it.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky is incorporated as Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky Urban Okrug.[9]

Economy and transportation

There is a glass plant, a sawmill, and food factories in Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky. The town is a railroad station on the Trans-Siberian Railway, and on the Chita–Ulan-Ude route.

References

Notes

Sources

• Министерство территориального развития Забайкальского края. 1 января 2014 г. «Реестр административно-территориальных единиц и населённых пунктов Забайкальского края», в ред. Распоряжения №209-р от 10 июня 2014 г.. (Ministry of the Territorial Development of Zabaykalsky Krai. January 1, 2014 Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Directive #209-r of June 10, 2014. ).
• Законодательное Собрание Забайкальского края. Закон №316-ЗЗК от 18 декабря 2009 г. «О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края», в ред. Закона №770-ЗЗК от 26 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Забайкальского края "О границах муниципальных районов и городских округов Забайкальского края"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Забайкальский рабочий", №239–242, 21 декабря 2009 г. (Legislative Assembly of Zabaykalsky Krai. Law #316-ZZK of December 18, 2009 On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai, as amended by the Law #770-ZZK of December 26, 2012 On Amending the Law of Zabaykalsky Krai "On the Borders of the Municipal Districts and Urban Okrugs of Zabaykalsky Krai". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Дворниченко Н. Е., Земля за Байкалом, Иркутск, 1970
• Прыжов И. Г., Пушкарев Л. Н., Декабристы в Сибири на Петровском Заводе, М., 1985

External links

• (in Russian) Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky
• (in Russian) Unofficial site of Petrovsk-Zabaykalsky

На других языках

[ru] Петровск-Забайкальский