Sherdevka

city Zherdevka Жердевка flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Tambov Rajon Sherdevka mayor W. Solovyov Founded 1745 City since 1954 surface 13  km² population 15,209 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1170 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 110  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 47535 Post Code 393670-393672 License Plate 68 OKATO 68 204 501 Geographical location Coordinates 51 ° 50 '  N , 41 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 50 '0 "  N , 41 ° 28' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Tambov Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Scherdewka ( Russian Жердевка ) is a city in Tambov Oblast ( Russia ) with 15,209 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the southern part of the Oka-Don plain about 130 km south of the oblast capital Tambov on the right bank of the Sawala , a right tributary of the Chopjor flowing into the Don .

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

history

A village of Scherdewka about eight kilometers from today's city was founded in 1745, named after the first settler FT Scherdew.

1869 at the under construction railway line to Tsaritsyn (today was Volgograd ), the station Burnak opened, near which resulted in the settlement Tschibisowka emerged. In 1905 the station was renamed Scherdewka after the old village .

From the 1920s onwards, a number of companies in the food industry emerged around Tschibisowka and the Scherdewka train station, including a larger sugar factory in 1937. In 1924 Tschibisowka became the administrative center for the surrounding towns.

On July 15, 1954, Chibisowka and the settlements at the train station and the sugar factory were merged and received city ​​rights under the name Scherdewka .

Population development

year	Residents
1926	2,768
1939	4,789
1959	15,267
1970	17,506
1979	18,476
1989	19,218
2002	16,557
2010	15.209

Note: census data (before 1959 only Chibisowka)

Culture and sights

The city has a local museum.

Economy and Infrastructure

Scherdewka is the center of the food industry. There are also companies in the construction industry.

The city lies on the railway line ( Moscow -) Grjasi –Volgograd, which was opened continuously in 1871 (route km 603 from Moscow). The M6 Moscow – Volgograd – Astrakhan road also passes nearby.

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 : Scherdewka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Unofficial city portal (Russian)
• Scherdewka on mojgorod.ru (Russian)