Arkadak

coat of arms
Federal district	Volga
Oblast	Saratov
Rajon	Arkadak
mayor	Vasily Kravtsov
Founded	1721
City since	1963
surface	9 km²
population	12,845 inhabitants ; (as of Oct. 14, 2010)
Population density	1427 inhabitants / km²
Height of the center	130 m
Time zone	UTC + 4
Telephone code	(+7) 84542
Post Code	412210, 412211
License Plate	64, 164
OKATO	63 203 501
Website	www.arkadak.ru
Geographical location
Coordinates	51 ° 56 ′ N , 43 ° 30 ′ E Coordinates: 51 ° 56 ′ 0 ″ N , 43 ° 30 ′ 0 ″ E
	Location in the western part of Russia
	Location in Saratov Oblast
	List of cities in Russia

Arkadak ( Russian Аркада́к ) is a city in Saratov Oblast ( Russia ) with 12,845 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the Oka-Don plain about 250 km west of the Oblast capital Saratov on the Great Arkadak near its confluence with the Chopjor , a tributary of the Don .

Arkadak is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .

The city lies on the railway line opened in 1896 Balashov - Rtishchevo - Penza .

history

Arkadak was founded in 1721 as a village, which got its name after the river (derived from the Turkic language Hinterer Berg ). In 1939 the place received the status of an urban-type settlement and in 1963 the town charter .

Population development

year	Residents
1939	10,782
1959	14,790
1970	14,742
1979	14,061
1989	14,244
2002	14,438
2010	12,845

Note: census data

Culture and sights

Church of the Assumption in Arkadak

In Arkadak the Church of the Assumption ( церковь Вознесения / zerkow Vosnessenija) from 1822 has been preserved, as well as a relatively large part of the historical wooden buildings. The city has had a local museum since 1968.

economy

Arkadak is the center of an agricultural area. Various companies in the food industry are located in the city, some of which were founded in the 19th century ( Arkadakski liquor factory ; oil mill since 1913).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Arkadak - collection of images, videos and audio files

Unofficial website of the city (Russian, photos)
Arkadak on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

[einwohner_aktuell-1] Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)


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