Serafimovich

This article covers the Russian city; on the writer see Alexander Serafimowitsch

city Serafimovitch Серафимович flag Federal district Southern Russia Oblast Volgograd Rajon Serafimovich Founded 1589 Earlier names Ust-Medveditskaya (until 1933) City since 1933 surface 7  km² population 9368 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1338 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 110  m Time zone UTC + 4 Telephone code (+7) 84464 Post Code 403440, 403441 License Plate 34, 134 OKATO 18 250 501 Geographical location Coordinates 49 ° 35 '  N , 42 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 35 '0 "  N , 42 ° 44' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Volgograd Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Serafimowitsch ( Russian Серафимович ) is a small town in the Volgograd Oblast in Russia . It is located on the right bank of the Don , 260 km northwest of the regional capital Volgograd , and has 9,368 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

history

The place was founded in 1589 as a Cossack - Stanitsa Ust-Medveditskaya, from the Medveditsa river , which flows into the Don a few kilometers west (upstream), and Russian ustje for "mouth". In 1933 he received city status and his current name in honor of the writer Alexander Serafimowitsch (1863-1949), who was born nearby.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	5,805
1939	8,262
1959	8,874
1970	9,707
1979	10,047
1989	10,040
2002	9,939
2010	9,368

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

Serafimowitsch is the center of the district of the same name ( Rajons ), which is strongly characterized by agriculture. Therefore the industry of the place is limited to food production (e.g. butter factory).

Attractions

The cityscape of Serafimowitsch is characterized to this day by old one and two-story buildings, among which there are also architectural monuments that are worth seeing. Mention should be made of the Assumption Church from 1782 and the old market square ( Базарная площадь ). Close to the city are the Savior-Transfiguration Monastery ( Спасо-Преображенский монастырь ), founded in 1652, and the Ust-Medveditski Nature Park ( Природный парк «Уксть»-Медвидициц. ).

sons and daughters of the town

• Markian Popow (1902–1969), Army General

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

• Serafimowitsch on mojgorod.ru (Russian)
• Sights around Serafimowitsch (Russian)