Volzhsky (Russian: Волжский, IPA: [ˈvolʂskʲɪj]) is an industrial town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Volga River and its distributary the Akhtuba, 20 kilometers (12 mi) northeast of Volgograd. Population: 314,255 (2010 Census);[3] 313,169 (2002 Census);[10] 268,842 (1989 Census).[11]

Volzhsky Волжский
City
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Coordinates: 48°48′20″N 44°44′30″E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Volgograd Oblast[1]
Founded	1951[2]
City status since	1954
Government
• Head	Igor Voronin
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	314,255
• Estimate  (2018)[4]	325,224 (+3.5%)
• Rank	58th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Volzhsky[1]
• Capital of	city of oblast significance of Volzhsky[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Volzhsky Urban Okrug[5]
• Capital of	Volzhsky Urban Okrug[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	404100..404133
Dialing code(s)	+7 8443[8][9]
OKTMO ID	18710000001

History

There was no indigenous population on the site of the communist settlement of Volzhsky until the 18th century. The first settlers were fugitives who called themselves bezrodnye (безродные, "without kith or kin") and the village they set up had the name Bezrodnoye. In 1720, Peter the Great, noting the abundance of mulberry forests in the area, ordered building a state-run silk factory there.

Modern Volzhsky was founded in 1951.[2] It had a population of about 10,000 at that time. In 1954, it was granted city status.^{[citation needed]} Its biggest upsurge of population came for the construction of the Volga Hydroelectric Station.

Volzhsky grew around a hydroelectric power station which was built by Komsomol volunteers and by civil convict labor, who numbered almost 27,000 by 1953.[12] Volzhsky was a city planned in a modern style with courtyard apartment blocks angled to deter hot summer winds off the steppes.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2012, the work settlement of Krasnooktyabrsky, administratively subordinated to Volzhsky, and the rural locality (a settlement) of Uralsky from Sredneakhtubinsky District were merged into Volzhsky.[13]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the city of oblast significance of Volzhsky—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Volzhsky is incorporated as Volzhsky Urban Okrug.[5]

Industry

The main enterprises in the city are Volga GES (a hydroelectric station), Volzhsky Trubny Zavod (producing steel pipes), Volzhsky Khimvolokno (chemical fibers), Volzhsky Orgsintez (chemical products), Volzhskrezinotekhnika (rubber products), Volzhsky Shinny Zavod (tires), Volzhsky Podshipnikovy Zavod (bearings), and JSC Zavod Meteor (electronic components).

Twin towns – sister cities

Volzhsky is twinned with:[14]

• Cleveland Heights, United States
• Mönchengladbach, Nord-Rhein Westfalia, Deutschland
• Collegno, Italy
• Lianyungang, China
• Shaker Heights, United States

References

Sources

• Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №139-ОД от 7 октября 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Волгоградской области», в ред. Закона №107-ОД от 10 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Волгоградской области в связи с приведением их в соответствие с Уставом Волгоградской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №207, 1 ноября 1997 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #139-OD of October 7, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Volgograd Oblast, as amended by the Law #107-OD of July 10, 2015 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Volgograd Oblast to Ensure Compliance with the Charter of Volgograd Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №1032-ОД от 25 марта 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом города Волжского Волгоградской области», в ред. Закона №106-ОД от 10 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 1 Закона Волгоградской области от 25 марта 2005 г. №1032-ОД "Об установлении границ и наделении статусом города Волжского Волгоградской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №60, 6 апреля 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #1032-OD of March 25, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to the City of Volzhsky of Volgograd Oblast, as amended by the Law #106-OD of October 10, 2012 On Amending Article 1 of the Law of Volgograd Oblast #1032-OD of March 25, 2005 "On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to the City of Volzhsky of Volgograd Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

На других языках

[es] Volzhski

[ru] Волжский