Verkhnedneprovsky

Urban-type settlement Verkhnedneprovsky Verhnedneprovsky Federal district Central Russia Oblast Smolensk Rajon Dorogobush head Alexander Waskov Founded 1952 Urban-type settlement since 1956 population 12,969 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 210  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 48144 Post Code 215753 License Plate 67 OKATO 66 214 553 Website www.верхнеднепровский.рф Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 59 '  N , 33 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 58 '50 "  N , 33 ° 20' 45"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Smolensk Oblast

List of large settlements in Russia

Verkhnedneprovski ( Russian Верхнеднепро́вский ) is an urban-type settlement in Smolensk Oblast ( Russia ) with 12,969 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). It is not to be confused with the small town of Verkhnyodniprovsk in Ukraine , in Russian Verkhnedneprovsk.

geography

The settlement is a good 80 km as the crow flies east-northeast of the Smolensk Oblast Administrative Center , about 2 km from the right bank of the Dnieper .

Werchnedneprowski belongs to the Dorogobusch Rajon and is located about 8 km northeast of its administrative center Dorogobusch . The settlement forms a municipality (gorodskoje posselenije), to which no other localities belong.

history

The place arose from 1952 in connection with the construction of the thermal power station Dorogobusch (Dorogobuschskaja GRES), initially as a residential area for the construction workers, later for the employees. On June 14, 1956, Verkhnedneprovsky received urban-type settlement status. The place name refers to the location on the upper (Russian werchni ) Dnepr. The power plant went into operation in 1957; Between 1963 and 1965 a fertilizer factory was established as another large enterprise .

Population development

year	Residents
1959	2,531
1970	10,099
1979	16.163
1989	16,496
2002	14,278
2010	12,969

Note: census data

Sports

North-east of Werchnedneprovski, the Smolenskoje Kolzo (Smolenskring) racetrack has been in operation since 2010 and has hosted the Russian Touring Car Championship and the European Truck Racing Championship .

Economy and Infrastructure

Establishing companies are the power plant, now known as Dorogobuschskaja TEZ , with an output of 149  MW, and the fertilizer plant, one of the largest in Russia, which is now owned by the Russian market leader Acron . There is also a boiler and building materials factory.

The nearest railway station with passenger traffic is in Safonowo about 15 km north, on the Moscow  - Smolensk railway line . From there, a freight connection route leads to the industrial plants near Verkhnedneprovsky ( Azotnaya station near the fertilizer factory, route km 21).

There is a road connection via the regional road R137 Safonowo - Dorogobusch - Jelnja  - Roslavl , which runs past the settlement to the west , including the M1 near Safonowo.

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)
2. ↑ Website of the Smolenskring (Russian)

Web links

• Municipality website (Russian)