Volsk

Volsk
Вольск
Town
Trinity Church in Volsk
Trinity Church in Volsk
Coat of arms of Volsk
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Volsk
Volsk is located in Russia
Volsk
Volsk
Location of Volsk
Volsk is located in Saratov Oblast
Volsk
Volsk
Volsk (Saratov Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°03′N 47°23′E / 52.050°N 47.383°E / 52.050; 47.383
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast
Founded1699
Town status since1780
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)
 • Total
66,508
 • Estimate 
(2025)
52,825 (−20.6%)
 • Rank234th in 2010
 • Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Volsk
 • Capital ofVolsky District, town of oblast significance of Volsk
 • Municipal districtVolsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementVolsk Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofVolsky Municipal District, Volsk Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal codes
412900–412906, 412909, 412911, 412913, 412916, 412918, 412919, 412921
Dialing code+7 84593
OKTMO ID63611101001
Volsk population
2010 Census66,508
2002 Census71,124
1989 Census65,683
1979 Census65,749

Volsk (Russian: Вольск) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, opposite the mouth of the Bolshoy Irgiz (a tributary of the Volga), 147 kilometers (91 mi) northeast from Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 55,035.

History

It was founded in 1699 as the sloboda of Malykovka (Малыковка) and was granted town status and renamed Volgsk (Волгск) in 1780. In the 19th century, the name gradually changed to a more pronounceable "Volsk".[citation needed] After the October Revolution of 1917, Volsk became a major center of cement production.[citation needed]

2019 Volsk school attack

On the morning of 28 May 2019. 15-year-old seventh-grader Daniil Pulkin threw two Molotov cocktails and hit a 12-year-old girl on the head with an axe, after which he fled the scene of the crime. The attacker was detained the same day.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volsk serves as the administrative center of Volsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with the work settlement of Kleny and three rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Volsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Volsk is incorporated within Volsky Municipal District as Volsk Urban Settlement.

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Charter of Saratov Oblast
  2. 1 2 3 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 91. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  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.
  4. 1 2 Law #21-ZSO
  5. 1 2 3 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 63 211», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 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 (OKATO). Code 63 211, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  6. 1 2 3 4 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 63 413», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 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 (OKATO). Code 63 413, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  7. 1 2 3 4 Law #86-ZSO
  8. ↑ Law #78-ZSO
  9. ↑ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  11. ↑ Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 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).
  12. ↑ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  13. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 г. Национальный состав населения по регионам России [All Union Population Census of 1979. Ethnic composition of the population by regions of Russia] (XLS). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года [All-Union Population Census of 1979] (in Russian). 1979 – via Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics.
  14. ↑ "численность населения россии, федеральных округов, субъектов российской федерации, городских округов, муниципальных районов, муниципальных округов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов с населением 3000 человек и более" [Population of Russia, federal districts, subjects of the Russian Federation, urban districts, municipal districts, municipal districts, urban and rural settlements, urban settlements, rural settlements with a population of 3,000 or more] (XLSX) (in Russian).
  15. ↑ "7th grader who attacked school attempts to commit suicide". Crime Russia. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.[permanent dead link]
  16. ↑ "Russian Teenager Attacks Classmate With Axe, Cites Past School Shootings – Reports". The Moscow Times. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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