Marx (Russia)

city Marx Маркс coat of arms Federal district Volga Oblast Saratov Rajon Marx Founded 1767 Earlier names Baronsque; Ekaterina City; Marxstadt City since 1918 surface 14  km² population 31,531 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 2252 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 20  m Time zone UTC + 4 Telephone code (+7) 84567 Post Code 413090-413093 License Plate 64, 164 OKATO 63 422 Geographical location Coordinates 51 ° 42 ′  N , 46 ° 45 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  N , 46 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Saratov Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Marx ( Russian Маркс , also German Marxstadt , before 1920 Katharinenstadt ) is a city in the Russian Oblast Saratow with 31,531 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). The city on the banks of the Volga belonged to the autonomous area of ​​the Volga Germans from 1918 to 1941 (from 1924 ASSR of the Volga Germans), was its second largest city and from 1919 to 1922 the administrative seat.

The neighboring place of Marx was named Engels .

history

The Catholic Church of Marx

The city of Marx was founded in 1767 as a Volga-German colony by the Dutch baron Ferdinand Baron Caneau de Beauregard and was initially named "Baronsk" (Баронск). The German-language name was in honor of the Russian Empress Catherine II. Ekaterinenstadt or Katharinenstadt (Екатериненштадт; 1915–1920 Ekaterinograd, Екатериногра́д). In 1918 the place received city rights and was renamed in 1920 after Karl Marx in Marxstadt (Марксштадт). In 1941, under Stalin, as part of the action to liquidate all German names, the element “-stadt” was deleted from the name. The current name "Marx" has existed since then.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	10,331
1926	12,461
1939	16,065
1959	13,098
1970	17,132
1979	25,710
1989	31,908
2002	32,849
2010	31,531
2013	30,478

Note: up to 2010 census data

economy

There are several factories in the city: the larger ones include the “Volga Diesel Apparatus” (Волгадизельаппарат) and “Agat” (Агат) plants.

Attractions

The city museum shows many exhibits from the German-Russian history of the city. A number of interesting churches can also be visited.

The monument to Catherine II , erected in 1851, was rebuilt in 2007 based on original designs.

Personalities

• Küf Kaufmann (* 1947), author, director and cabaret artist living in Germany
• Hugo Wormsbecher (* 1938), writer

See also

• List of cities in Saratov Oblast

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 : Marx  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the district administration ( Memento of February 11, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Russian)
• Unofficial city website (Russian)
• Marx in the encyclopedia "My City" (Russian)