Rtishchevo
city
Rtishchevo
Ртищево
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List of cities in Russia |
Rtishchewo ( Russian Ртищево ) is a city in the Russian Oblast of Saratov . It has 41,289 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) and is located a good 200 km west of the regional capital Saratov . Rtishchewo is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .
history
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Rtishchevo was founded at the end of the 16th century or the beginning of the 17th century. A church was mentioned as early as 1666. The place was named after the name of the church Pokrovsky until 1723 . In 1723, following a decree by Peter the Great , the land was distributed to veterans of the Great Northern War . Among these veterans was the new owner of the village with the family name Rtishchev. After him the village got its current name Rtishchewo.
In 1868, a Zemstvo committee for the construction of the Tambov-Saratov railway decided to build a second-class station in Rtishchevo . In 1871 the station was put into operation. With the construction of the railway station, a number of other small settlements emerged around the place. Together with these settlements, Rtishchevo formed a separate administrative district, which existed until 1917. Thereafter, the Rajon Rtishchevo was created and appointed Rtishchevo as its administrative center. In 1920 Rtishchevo received city rights.
Population development
year | Residents |
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1939 | 24,781 |
1959 | 32,739 |
1970 | 37,146 |
1979 | 41.092 |
1989 | 44,339 |
2002 | 44.185 |
2010 | 41,289 |
Note: census data
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
The main industry of the city is the resident railway companies, which account for about three quarters of the jobs in the city. There is also a larger meat packaging factory .
traffic
Rtishchewo is located directly at the crossing of the Tambov - Saratov and Penza - Poworino lines . The Rtishchevo station has been operated by various railway administrations throughout its history:
From | To | operator |
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January 27, 1871 | January 14, 1891 | Tambov- Saratov Railway |
January 14, 1891 | January 11, 1892 | Koslow- Saratov Railway |
January 11, 1892 | February 1939 | Ryazan - Ural Railway |
February 1939 | April 1942 | Penza Railway |
April 1942 | March 1, 1958 | Southeast Railway |
March 1, 1958 | September 1985 | Volga railroad |
September 1985 | today | Southeast Railway |
See also
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
- Website of the city of Rtishchevo (Russian)
- Rtishchevo on mojgorod.ru (Russian)