Khvalynsk

Khvalynsk (English)
Хвалынск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

A quay on the Volga River in Khvalynsk

Location of Saratov Oblast in Russia
Khvalynsk
Location of Khvalynsk in Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 52°29′N 48°06′E / 52.483°N 48.100°E / 52.483; 48.100Coordinates: 52°29′N 48°06′E / 52.483°N 48.100°E / 52.483; 48.100
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Saratov Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Administrative center of Khvalynsky District,[2] Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of March 2013)
Municipal district Khvalynsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Khvalynsk Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Khvalynsky Municipal District,[4] Khvalynsk Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 13,094 inhabitants[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Founded 1556
Town status since 1780
Previous names Sosnovy Ostrov (until 1780)
Postal code(s)[7] 412780–412787
Dialing code(s) +7 84595
Khvalynsk on Wikimedia Commons

Khvalynsk (Russian: Хвалынск; IPA: [xvɐˈlɨnsk]) is a river port town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located by the Volga River. Population: 13,094 (2010 Census);[5] 13,752 (2002 Census);[8] 14,948 (1989 Census);[9] 16,000 (1974).

Etymology

Its name (as well as the old name of the Caspian Sea, "Khvalyn Sea") is derived from the name "Khwalis" for the inhabitants of Khwarezm. The Khvalynsk culture is named after the town.

History

It was founded in 1556 as a Russian outpost on the Sosnovy Island on the Volga. In 1606, the whole settlement was relocated to the spot of today's Khvalynsk and came to be known as Sosnovy Ostrov (Сосновый Остров, lit. pine island). In 1780, the settlement was granted uyezd town status and renamed Khvalynsk.

In the 18th–19th centuries, Khvalynsk was known as a local center for trading bread and agricultural produce. It was also one of the centers of the Old Believers. Some scholars believe that Khvalynsk was used by Nikolai Gogol as a setting for his play The Government Inspector.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Khvalynsk serves as the administrative center of Khvalynsky District,[2] even though it is not a part of it.[10] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated separately as Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[10]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, together with two rural localities in Khvalynsky District, is incorporated within Khvalynsky Municipal District as Khvalynsk Urban Settlement.[3]

Notable people and culture

Khvalynsk is the birthplace of the artist Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, whose museum was established in the town in 1995.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Charter of Saratov Oblast
  2. 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 63 249», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 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 63 249, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  3. 1 2 3 4 Law #112-ZSO
  4. ↑ Law #78-ZSO
  5. 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.
  6. ↑ 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.).
  7. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. 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 63 445», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 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 63 445, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).

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