Khvalynsk
Хвалынск
Town[1]
View of the town from the Khvalynsk Hills
View of the town from the Khvalynsk Hills
Coat of arms of Khvalynsk
Coat of arms
Location of Khvalynsk
Map
Khvalynsk is located in Russia
Khvalynsk
Khvalynsk
Location of Khvalynsk
Khvalynsk is located in Saratov Oblast
Khvalynsk
Khvalynsk
Khvalynsk (Saratov Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°29′N 48°06′E / 52.483°N 48.100°E / 52.483; 48.100
CountryRussia
Federal subjectSaratov Oblast[1]
Founded1556
Town status since1780
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total13,094
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
12,391 (−5.4%)
 • Subordinated toKhvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
 • Capital ofKhvalynsky District,[4] Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
 • Municipal districtKhvalynsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementKhvalynsk Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofKhvalynsky Municipal District,[6] Khvalynsk Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 Edit this on Wikidata[7])
Postal code(s)[8]
412780–412787
Dialing code(s)+7 84595
OKTMO ID63649101001

Khvalynsk[a] is a river port town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located by the Volga River. Population: 13,094 (2010 Census);[2] 13,752 (2002 Census);[9] 14,948 (1989 Census);[10] 16,000 (1974). It is located on the right bank of the Volga, at the foot of the Khvalynsk Mountains, 180 kilometers (110 mi) northeast of Saratov and 160 kilometers (99 mi) southwest of Samara.

The place name stems from the old Russian name of the Caspian Sea: Хвалынское море, or "Khvalyn Sea". The latter is derived from the name "Khwalis" for the inhabitants of Khwarezm. The town is the namesake of the Khvalynsk Hills and Khvalynsk culture.

History

An Orthodox church dedicated to the Feast of the Cross

It was founded in 1556 as a Russian outpost on the Sosnovy Island on the Volga.[citation needed] 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).[citation needed] In 1780, the settlement was granted uyezd town status and renamed Khvalynsk.[citation needed]

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,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[11] As an administrative division, it is, together with four rural localities, incorporated separately as Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[11]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] 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.[5]

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. ^ /xvʌˈlɪnsk, kvʌ-/; Russian: Хвалы́нск, IPA: [xvɐˈlɨnsk]
Citations
  1. ^ a b Charter of Saratov Oblast
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. ^ a b 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 №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 63 249, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  5. ^ a b c d Law #112-ZSO
  6. ^ Law #78-ZSO
  7. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  8. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  9. ^ 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).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ a b 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 №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 63 445, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
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