Chkalovsk, Russia

For other places with the same name, see Chkalovsk.
Chkalovsk (English)
Чкаловск (Russian)
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Monument to Valery Chkalov in front of the Palace of Culture and Sports

Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Chkalovsk
Location of Chkalovsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 56°46′N 43°14′E / 56.767°N 43.233°E / 56.767; 43.233Coordinates: 56°46′N 43°14′E / 56.767°N 43.233°E / 56.767; 43.233
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Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district Chkalovsky District[1]
Town of district significance Chkalovsk[1]
Administrative center of Chkalovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Chkalovsk[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2009)
Municipal district Chkalovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Chkalovsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Chkalovsky Municipal District,[2] Chkalovsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,368 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Known since 12th century
Town status since 1955
Previous names Vasilyeva Sloboda/Vasilyovo (until 1937)
Postal code(s)[5] 606540, 606541
Official website
Chkalovsk on Wikimedia Commons

Chkalovsk (Russian: Чка́ловск) is a town and the administrative center of Chkalovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 95 kilometers (59 mi) northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,368 (2010 Census);[3] 13,856 (2002 Census);[6] 15,059 (1989 Census).[7]

History

The old Vasilyeva Sloboda (early 20th century)

It has been known since the 12th century as Vasilyeva Sloboda, named so in honor of its founder Prince Vasily Yuryevich, the son of Yury Dolgoruky. For a long time the territory belonged to Prince Shuysky who eventually became Tsar Vasily Shuysky.

The famous Russian pilot Valery Chkalov was born in 1904 in Vasilyovo. In 1937, Vasilyovo was renamed Chkalovsk after him and in 1955 it was granted town status. Most of the original village was flooded by the Gorky Reservoir after the construction of Gorky Hydroelectric Station in 1955.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chkalovsk serves as the administrative center of Chkalovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chkalovsky District as the town of district significance of Chkalovsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Chkalovsk is incorporated within Chkalovsky Municipal District as Chkalovsk Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Order #3-od
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #149-Z
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ 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). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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