Belinski (city)

city Belinsky Белинский flag coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Penza Rajon Belinsky Chief of Administration Tatiana Mikhailovna Schitschewa Vladimir Alexandrowitsch Schwez First mention 1713 Earlier names Chembar (until 1948) City since 1780 surface 8  km² population 8,565 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1071 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 190  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 84153 Post Code 442250 License Plate 58 OKATO 56 212 501 Website gbelinsk.belinskij.pnzreg.ru Geographical location Coordinates 52 ° 58 '  N , 43 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 58 '0 "  N , 43 ° 25' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Penza Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Belinski ( Russian Бели́нский , until 1948 Tschembar / Чемба́р ) is a small town in Penza Oblast ( Russia ) with 8,565 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located on the western edge of the Volga plateau about 130 km west of the oblast capital Penza at the union of the rivers Großer Chembar and Kleiner Chembar to form the Chembar in the Don river system .

Belinski is the administrative center of the Rajons of the same name .

history

The place was first mentioned in 1713 when a fortification was built here on the site of the village of Dmitrijewskoje or Maly Chembar . In 1780 the place was given city rights under the name of Chembar - after the river.

In 1948 it was renamed after the literary critic and philosopher Wissarion Belinsky , who spent his youth here.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	5345
1939	6006
1959	6063
1970	6805
1979	7810
1989	9028
2002	8837
2010	8565

Note: census data

Culture and sights

A number of buildings from the 19th century have been preserved in Belinsky, including the buildings of the city ​​duma , the zemstvo administration and the boys' college.

In addition to the local history museum, there is a Belinski museum in the family's former home and the educational establishment .

17 kilometers northeast of the city, near today's village Lermontowo, is the former Tarchany estate of J. Arsenjewa, the grandmother of the poet Mikhail Lermontow , where he spent his youth and began to write.

In addition, the Morosow Dendrarium ( Morosowski dendrari ) is located in the Rajon , in which exotic trees and bushes were planted in the 19th century.

economy

There is an electrotechnical factory in Belinsky, as well as a food processing plant. Agriculture is practiced in the area.

sons and daughters of the town

• Miroslav Katětov (1918–1995), Czech mathematician, psychologist and chess player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{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 : Belinski  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the city administration (Russian)
• Official website of the Rajonsverwaltung (Russian)
• Belinsky on the private website inpenza.ru (Russian)
• Belinsky on mojgorod.ru (Russian)