Savolzhsk

city Zavolzhsk Заволжск flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Ivanovo Rajon Savolzhsk head Marina Waregina Founded in the middle of the 19th century Earlier names Savolschje (until 1954) City since 1954 surface 8  km² population 12,045 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1506 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 120  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code +7 (49333) Post Code 155410 License Plate 37, 137 OKATO 24 205 501 Geographical location Coordinates 57 ° 29 '  N , 42 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 57 ° 29 '0 "  N , 42 ° 8' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Ivanovo Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Zavolzhsk ( Russian Заволжск ) is a town in the Ivanovo ( Russia ) with 12,045 inhabitants (14 October 2010).

geography

The city is located about 110 km northeast of the oblast capital Ivanovo on the left bank of the Volga , opposite the city of Kineshma . It should not be confused with the town of Savolschje in the neighboring Nizhny Novgorod Oblast .

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

history

The place was built in the mid-19th century as the district on the opposite bank of the Volga ( Zavolzhye of Russian sa Wolgoi for behind the Volga ) located Kineschma, as here, a weaving mill was built for cotton fabrics. In 1871 a chemical factory (for sulfuric acid ) went into operation.

In 1934 the district became an independent settlement as Zavolschje , which was given town charter on October 4, 1954 under its current name. On October 9, 1968 the city became the administrative center of a newly founded Rajons.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	12,117
1959	15,487
1970	16,718
1979	17.101
1989	16,530
2002	13,455
2010	12,045

Note: census data

Culture and sights

The Epiphany Church ( церковь Богоявления / zerkow Bogojawlenija) from 1779 has been preserved in Savolschje. In the nearby village of Bredichino is the former country residence of the eminent astronomer Fyodor Bredichin . The museum dedicated to him there burned down in 1994.

In the 15 km distant village Wosdwischenje standing Exaltation Church ( Крестовоздвиженская церковь / Krestowosdwischenskaja Zerkow) of the 1790th

Economy and Infrastructure

The Volga in Savolschsk, in the background the chemical plant

In addition to plants in the chemical industry (paints, plastics), there are companies in the food, textile and wood processing industries in Zavolschk.

The town is the terminus of a 32-kilometer railway line (only freight), which in Perwuschino of the route Yaroslavl - Kostroma - Galich branches.

Zavolzhsk is connected to the Kostroma Oblast road network via the R101 road to Ostrovskoye . There is no bridge to the neighboring Kineshma, so that there is no permanent connection to the road network or to the Ivanovo – Kineshma railway on the right bank of the Volga.

Web links

Commons : Zavolzhsk  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• City's unofficial website (Russian)
• Savolschsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

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)