Chkalovsk, Russia

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

Chkalovsk (English)
Чкаловск (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
250px
Monument to Valery Chkalov in front of the Palace of Culture and Sports
Map of Russia - Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Chkalovsk is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Chkalovsk
Chkalovsk
Location of Chkalovsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district Chkalovsky District[1]
Town of district significance Chkalovsk[1]
Administrative center of Chkalovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Chkalovsk[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2009)
Municipal district Chkalovsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Chkalovsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Chkalovsky Municipal District,[2] Chkalovsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 12,368 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Known since 12th century[citation needed]
Town status since 1955[citation needed]
Previous names Vasilyeva Sloboda/Vasilyovo (until 1937)[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[5] 606540, 606541
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Chkalovsk]] on Wikimedia Commons

Chkalovsk (Russian: Чка́ловск) is a town and the administrative center of Chkalovsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 95 kilometers (59 mi) northwest of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 12,368 (2010 Census);[3] 13,856 (2002 Census);[6] 15,059 (1989 Census).[7]

History

File:Базар в селе Васильева Слобода.jpg
The old Vasilyeva Sloboda (early 20th century)

It has been known since the 12th century as Vasilyeva Sloboda, named so in honor of its founder Prince Vasily Yuryevich, the son of Yury Dolgoruky.[citation needed] For a long time the territory belonged to Prince Shuysky who eventually became Tsar Vasily Shuysky.

The famous Russian pilot Valery Chkalov was born in 1904 in Vasilyovo. In 1937, Vasilyovo was renamed Chkalovsk after him and in 1955 it was granted town status.[citation needed] Most of the original village was flooded by the Gorky Reservoir after the construction of Gorky Hydroelectric Station in 1955.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chkalovsk serves as the administrative center of Chkalovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chkalovsky District as the town of district significance of Chkalovsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Chkalovsk is incorporated within Chkalovsky Municipal District as Chkalovsk Urban Settlement.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Order #3-od
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #149-Z
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Sources

  • Государственно-правовой департамент Нижегородской области. Приказ №3-од от 23 января 2015 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных образований, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Нижегородской области». Опубликован: Эталонный банк данных правовой информации Губернатора и Правительства Нижегородской области. (State Legal Department of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Order #3-od of January 23, 2015 On the Adoption of the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Formations, Urban and Rural Localities of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. ).
  • Законодательное Собрание Нижегородской области. Закон №149-З от 24 октября 2005 г. «Об утверждении границ, состава территории Чкаловского муниципального района, границ и состава территорий муниципальных образований, входящих в состав Чкаловского муниципального района», в ред. Закона №154-З от 27 ноября 2013 г. «Об изменении категории городского населённого пункта рабочий посёлок Чистое административно-территориального и муниципального образования рабочий посёлок Чистое Чкаловского района Нижегородской области и о внесении изменений в отдельные Законы Нижегородской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Нижегородские новости", №214(3386), 16 ноября 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Law #149-Z of October 24, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and the Composition of Chkalovsky Municipal District, the Borders and the Composition of the Municipal Formations Within Chkalovsky Municipal District, as amended by the Law #154-Z of November 27, 2013 On Changing the Category of the Urban Locality of the Work Settlement of Chistoye in the Administrative-Territorial and Municipal Formation of the Work Settlement of Chistoye in Chkalovsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and on Amending Various Laws of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Effective as of the day after ten days from the day of the official publication have passed.).