Swetlograd

city Svetlograd Светлоград flag coat of arms Federal district North Caucasus region Stavropol Rajon Petrovskoye Founded 1750 Earlier names Petrovskoye (1750-1965) City since 1965 surface 58  km² population 38,520 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 664 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 130  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 86547 Post Code 35653x License Plate 26, 126 OKATO 07 246 501 Geographical location Coordinates 45 ° 20 '  N , 42 ° 51'  E Coordinates: 45 ° 20 '0 "  N , 42 ° 51' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Stavropol Territory

List of cities in Russia

Swetlograd ( Russian Светлогра́д ) is a city in Russia with 38,520 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). It is located in the foothills of the Caucasus in the Stavropol region ( North Caucasus Federal District ), about 85 kilometers northeast of Stavropol , on the Kalaus River .

history

The place was founded in 1750 as a village called Petrowskoje ( Петро́вское ). In 1965 it received its city status and its current name, which has no historical origin and only means something like bright city . The Rajon Petrovskoye whose administrative center Svetlograd, but it kept its original name.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	17,988
1959	24,256
1970	30,932
1979	33,612
1989	37.213
2002	39,370
2010	38,520

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

The area around Svetlograd is mainly characterized by agriculture. There are few industrial establishments in the city; including several textile and food factories and a building materials factory.

The city has a train station on the Stavropol – Budjonnowsk railway line , and there is also a direct railway line from Swetlograd to Elista . Both routes are operated by the North Caucasian Railway Company.

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  Station building (2009)

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  Svetlograd Castle (2012)

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 : Swetlograd  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Swetlograd on mojgorod.ru (Russian)