Petushki

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Coordinates: 55°55′52″N 39°27′57″E / 55.9311, 39.4658

Coat of arms of Petushki featuring two roosters (Petushki means 'little roosters' in Russian)
Coat of arms of Petushki featuring two roosters (Petushki means 'little roosters' in Russian)
Hyperboloid water tower by Vladimir Shukhov
Hyperboloid water tower by Vladimir Shukhov
House of Culture in Petushki
House of Culture in Petushki
Petushki railway station
Petushki railway station

Petushki (Russian: Петушки́) is a town and the administrative centre of Petushinsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Klyazma River, 67 kilometers (42 mi) west of Vladimir on the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod railway and motorway. Population: 16,482 (2002 Census);[1] 20,144 (1989 Census).[2]

It was established as a settlement near the railway station of Petushki, which was opened in 1861. It was granted town status in 1965.

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  1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000) (Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
  2. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.) (Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics (1989). Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
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