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Zhigulevsk
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Zhigulevsk |
| ru_name | Жигулёвск |
| image_skyline | Yabl ovrag.jpg |
| image_caption | Yablonevy Ovrag, a part of Zhigulyovsk |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | bottom |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Zhigulyovsk (Samara oblast).png |
| image_flag | Flag of Zhigulyovsk (Samara oblast).png |
| federal_subject | Samara Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_city_jur | town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk |
| adm_city_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of | town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk |
| adm_ctr_of_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| urban_okrug_jur | Zhigulevsk Urban Okrug |
| urban_okrug_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of | Zhigulevsk Urban Okrug |
| mun_admctr_of_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 55565 |
| pop_2010census_rank | 298th |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1949 |
| current_cat_date | 1952 |
| website | http://www.zhigulevsk.org/ |
Zhigulevsk (Жигулёвск) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River in the Samara Bend near the Zhiguli Mountains, 92 km west of Samara. The population was
Etymology
The name Zhigulevsk is taken from the Zhiguli Mountains, but they are named for an earlier settlement of Zhigulevka, itself probably named for an early inhabitant, Zhegul (Жегуль).
History
The town occupies the territories of former villages of Otvazhnoye (Отва́жное, known since 1840) and Morkvashi (Моркваши, known since 1647). The work settlement of Otvazhny (Отва́жный) was built here to develop the oil deposits. In 1949, it was merged with the villages and renamed Zhigulevsk. It was granted town status in 1952.
Besides oil, the town also develops limestone deposits.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk is incorporated as Zhigulevsk urban okrug.
Notable people
- Alexei Semyonov, ice hockey goaltender
- Diana Shnaider, professional tennis player
References
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира" (Москва, 1998), p. 155.
- Charter of Samara Oblast
- Law #189-GD
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