Shilka (city)

city Shilka Шилка flag coat of arms Federal district far East region Transbaikalia Rajon Shilka Founded 1st half of the 18th century City since 1951 surface 43  km² population 13,947 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 324 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 510  m Time zone UTC + 9 Telephone code (+7) 30244 Post Code 673370 License Plate 75, 80 OKATO 76 254 501 Geographical location Coordinates 51 ° 51 '  N , 116 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 51 '0 "  N , 116 ° 2' 0"  E

Situation in Russia

Location in the Transbaikalia region

List of cities in Russia

Shilka ( Russian Шилка ) is a city in the Transbaikalia region ( Russia ) with 13,947 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located north of the Borschtschowotschnygebirge in Transbaikalia , about 250 km southeast of the regional capital Chita , on the river Schilka , the left headwaters of the Amur .

The city of Shilka is the administrative center of the Rajon of the same name .

Schilka is the station of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which opened on this section in 1897 (route km 6445 from Moscow ).

history

Schilka emerged as a Cossack settlement in the first half of the 18th century . It was named after the river of the same name (from Evenk schilki for narrow valley , which is especially true for the lower reaches). In 1951 Schilka received city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	17,282
1959	16.805
1970	16,065
1979	17.198
1989	18,057
2002	14,748
2010	13,947

Note: census data

Culture, education and sights

In the Rajon, about 40 kilometers west of the city, lies the balneological spa town of Schiwanda ( Шиванда ), which has been in use since 1899.

There are four secondary schools and one vocational school in Schilka.

There is also a Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in the city , which was built in 1908. In 1929 the church was closed by the Soviet regime and used as a prison for priests and members of the opposition. The church was later converted into a sports hall and museum. The building has been used as a church again since the 1990s. In 2002 the church bells were restored.

economy

The city is located in an agricultural area, so there are various companies in the food industry; in addition, construction industry and railway workshops. Various mineral resources are mined and processed in the Rajon, such as fluorite , beryllium , lithium , tantalum , gold and zeolites in the Perwomaiski settlement .

See also

• List of cities in the Transbaikalia region

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 : Schilka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Schilka on mojgorod.ru (Russian)