Votkinsk

city Votkinsk Воткинск ( Russian ) Вотка ( Udmurt ) flag coat of arms Federal district Volga republic Udmurtia Urban district Votkinsk mayor Vladimir Mikhailovich Perevostschikow Founded 1759 City since 1935 surface 113  km² population 99,022 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 876 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 130  m Time zone UTC + 4 Telephone code (+7) 34145 Post Code 427430-427441 License Plate 18th OKATO 94 410 Website votkinsk.ru Geographical location Coordinates 57 ° 3 ′  N , 54 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 57 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  N , 54 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Udmurtia

List of cities in Russia

Votkinsk ( Russian Воткинск ; Udmurt Вотка , Wotka ) is an industrial town with 99,022 inhabitants (14 October 2010) in which to Russia associated Republic of Udmurtia .

location

Votkinsk is located about 50 km northeast of the republic capital Izhevsk . The city stretches along the bank of the “Votkinsk Pond”, a lake created by the damming of the Votka River . The Votkinsk hydroelectric power station is located 30 km from Votkinsk.

history

Votkinsk was created in 1759 in connection with the construction of a hammer mill . In 1935 it received city status. Votkinsk is the birthplace of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky . The composer spent the first eight years of his life here.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	38,634
1959	59,666
1970	74,088
1979	89,779
1989	103.509
2002	99,441
2010	99.022

Note: census data

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  Wooden houses in Votkinsk

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  Center of Votkinsk

economy

There are several factories in Votkinsk, including the mechanical engineering company Votkinski Zavod , which dates back to the hammer mill built in the 18th century and today produces, among other things, Topol-M rockets .

sons and daughters of the town

• Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), composer
• Rudolf Powarnitsyn (* 1962), athlete
• Sergei Krjanin (* 1971), cross-country skier
• Alexei Woltschuk (* 1976), biathlete
• Dawid Beljawski (* 1992), artistic gymnast

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 : Wotkinsk  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Votkinsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)
• Website of the Votkinsk Tchaikovsky Museum (Russian)
• Website of the rocket manufacturer Votkinsky Sawod (Russian / English)
• Photos from Votkinsk