Poltavskaya

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Coordinates: 45°20′N 38°13′E / 45.333, 38.217

Poltavskaya (Russian: Полта́вская) is a village (stanitsa) and the administrative center of Krasnoarmeysky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Kuban River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) west of Krasnodar. Population: 28,639 (2002 Census);[1] 23,788 (1989 Census).[2]

Founded in 1794, it is one of the first forty settlements of Kuban Cossacks in the area. In 1933, the population of the stanitsa was forcefully moved to the northern regions of Russia for sabotage, and it was re-settled by the families of the Soviet military. At the same time, the village was renamed Krasnoarmeyskaya (Красноарме́йская). The village's original name was returned to it in the 1990s.

Near the village, at 45°24′11″N 38°9′32″E / 45.40306, 38.15889, is located a large facility for VLF-transmission. It is used for transmitting the RJH63 time signal and the RSDN-20 radio navigation signal. The antenna system consists of seven guyed masts, six of which are arranged in a row around a central mast. As result of its military importance, the facility is not shown on official maps and there are no technical data available.[citation needed]

[edit] References

  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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