Kamyshin
| Kamyshin (English) Камышин (Russian) | |
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 View of Kamyshin from the Volgograd Reservoir | |
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| Administrative status (as of February 2010) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[2] |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Kamyshin[2] |
| Administrative center of | Kamyshinsky District,[1] city of oblast significance of Kamyshin[2] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2004) | |
| Urban okrug | Kamyshin Urban Okrug[3] |
| Administrative center of | Kamyshin Urban Okrug,[3] Kamyshinsky Municipal District[4] |
| Head[citation needed] | Alexander Chunakov[citation needed] |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 119,565 inhabitants[5] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 137th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)[6] |
| Founded | 1667[citation needed] |
| City status since | 1780[citation needed] |
| Previous names | Dmitriyevsk (until 1780)[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 403870—403895 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84457[8][9] |
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Kamyshin (Russian: Камы́шин) is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River. Population: 119,565 (2010 Census);[5] 127,891 (2002 Census);[10] 122,463 (1989 Census);[11] 101,000 (1972); 24,000 (1939).
History
It was founded in 1667 on the left bank of the Kamyshinka River.[citation needed] In 1710, all of its inhabitants were relocated to the fortress of Dmitriyevsk (Дмитриевск) on the opposite bank of the river. In 1780, the name was changed to Kamyshin and it was granted town status.[citation needed] In the 19th century, Kamyshin turned into a merchant city with sawmills and windmills. It was formerly famous for its watermelon trade.
Portage between the Volga and Don Rivers
Near Kamyshin, the Volga is quite close—17 kilometers (11 mi)—to the upper reaches of the Ilovlya River, the tributary of the Don. The distance between the sources of the Kamyshinka River, the tributary of the Volga, and the Ilovlya is only a little more than 4 kilometers (2.5 mi). In this place in ancient times there existed a portage ("volok") many times used by the troops invading the land of the Khazars, and moving from the Don basin to the Volga. In the 16th century, the Turkish Sultan Selim II attempted to build a canal here.[12] A similar effort was later made by Peter the Great who built the fort, originally named Petrovsk, to protect workmen during the (unfinished) construction of the canal.
Geography
Climate
The city lies within the humid continental climate zone, and experiences four distinct seasons.
| Climate data for Kamyshin | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
22.2 (72) |
27.4 (81.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
22.2 (72) |
11.8 (53.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35 (−31) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−27.8 (−18) |
−12.8 (9) |
−1.1 (30) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−10 (14) |
−25 (−13) |
−30 (−22) |
−35 (−31) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.26) |
26 (1.02) |
25 (0.98) |
29 (1.14) |
41 (1.61) |
39 (1.54) |
36 (1.42) |
28 (1.1) |
41 (1.61) |
26 (1.02) |
32 (1.26) |
34 (1.34) |
389 (15.31) |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net[13] | |||||||||||||
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kamyshin serves as the administrative center of Kamyshinsky District,[1] even though it is not a part of it.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Kamyshin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Kamyshin is incorporated as Kamyshin Urban Okrug.[3]
Sports
FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin now plays in Russian Second Division; however, in 1992-1996 the club played in the top tier of Russian association football, achieving fourth place in 1993. This was followed by the campaign in the UEFA Cup where Tekstilshchik reached the second round.
Miscellaneous
Near Kamyshin, there is a 330-meter (1,080 ft) tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to the tallest man-made structures in Volgograd Oblast.
Notable people
- Alexey Maresyev, flying ace
Sister city
References
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 18 218», в ред. изменения №226/2013 от 1 января 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 18 218, as amended by the Amendment #226/2013 of January 1, 2014. ).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #139-OD
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Law #986-OD
- ↑ Law #1022-OD
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Russian)
- ↑ http://www.megaross.ru/freebies/phonecode-ru.html
- ↑ http://www.hella.ru/code/city/volgograd_code.htm
- ↑ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ↑ Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, "Volga v fiziko-geograficheskom otnosheniir Bol'shaia Sov. Entsik.", XII, pp. 672-682, esp. 677, quoted in Robert J. Kerner, 'The Urge To the Sea', University of California Press, 1942 at Archive.org
- ↑ "Pogoda.ru.net" (in Russian). Retrieved May 8, 2012.
Sources
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №139-ОД от 7 октября 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Волгоградской области», в ред. Закона №101-ОД от 10 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Волгоградской области от 7 октября 1997 г. №139-ОД "Об административно-территориальном устройстве 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 #101-OD of October 10, 2012 On Amending the Law #139-OD of Volgograd Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Volgograd Oblast" of October 7, 1997. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №986-ОД от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом города Камышина». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №10, 21 января 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #986-OD of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to the City of Kamyshin. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №1022-ОД от 5 марта 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Камышинского района и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №1669-ОД от 28 апреля 2008 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Волгоградской области от 5 марта 2005 г. №1022-ОД "Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Камышинского района и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №48, 19 марта 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #1022-OD of March 5, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kamyshinsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #1669-OD of April 28, 2008 On Amending the Law of Volgograd Oblast #1022-OD of March 5, 2005 "On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kamyshinsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
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