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Bataysk
City in Rostov Oblast, Russia
City in Rostov Oblast, Russia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Bataysk |
| ru_name | Батайск |
| image_skyline | Bataysk.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Bataysk |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | right |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Bataisk (Rostov oblast) (2003).png |
| image_flag | Flag of Bataysk (Rostov oblast).png |
| federal_subject | Rostov Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_city_jur | Bataysk Urban Okrug |
| adm_city_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of | Bataysk Urban Okrug |
| adm_ctr_of_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | City |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| urban_okrug_jur | Bataysk Urban Okrug |
| urban_okrug_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of | Bataysk Urban Okrug |
| mun_admctr_of_ref | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Valery Putilin |
| pop_2010census | 111843 |
| pop_2010census_rank | 141st |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1769 |
| established_title | Founded |
| current_cat_date | 1938 |
| postal_codes | 346880-346884, 346886-346889, 346892-349894 |
| dialing_codes | 86354 |
| website | http://www.батайск-официальный.рф/ |
Bataysk () is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 15 km southwest of Rostov-on-Don. Population:
History
It was founded in 1769, and was granted town status in 1938. The reconstructed Church of the Ascension was built between 1990 and 2006. The former Bataysk (air base) is located nearby.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Bataysk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban okrug status.
Trivia
Bataysk has gained international attention since unveiling a "monument that shows a man's hand gripping a nubile female breast", which officials say "will bring family happiness to men who touch it".
Arts and culture
Libraries
- Maxim Gorky Central State Library
- Nadezhda Krupskaya Central State *Children's Library
- Mayakovsky Library
- Chekhov Library
- Pushkin Library
- Leo Tolstoy Library
- Lermontov Library
- Esenin Library
- Nekrasov Library
- Turgenev Library
Places of culture
- MBUC "City center of culture and leisure"
- MBUC "Bataysk History Museum"
- Cinema "Illuzion"
Monuments
- There is a statue of Lenin on the central square
- Train memorial - "to commemorate revolutionary, military and labour glory of Bataysk railway workers"
- Memorial
- Memorial
- There is a stela with MiG-15 in the Aviators park.
- Breast statue
- Monument of the A.Pushkin and his wife N.Goncharova - placed on the Kirov street in 2013.
- First World War memorial - placed on the Privokzalnaya sq. in 2014.
- Sculpture "Bears" - opened in 2019 in the city park
- Monument to Andrew the Apostle
The Bataysk City day celebrates on the last Sunday of September.
Notable people
Alexey Petrovich Maresyev
Sister city
- Serbia Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
References
Notes
Sources
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- "Благочиния и приходы -Батайское благочиние -Приходы -Вознесенский храм г. Батайска -История прихода".
- Law #340-ZS
- Law #235-ZS
- "ABC News Australia". "Russian town puts breasts on a pedestal.".
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