Syzran (Russian: Сызрань, IPA: [ˈsɨzrənʲ]) is the third largest[3] city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of Saratov Reservoir of the Volga River. Population: 165,725 (2021 Census);[7] 178,750 (2010 Census);[3] 188,107 (2002 Census);[8] 174,335 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Syzran
Сызрань | |
|---|---|
 Syzran I railway station (built in 1874) | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Syzran  | |
  Syzran Location of Syzran  Syzran Syzran (Samara Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′N 48°28′E / 53.167°N 48.467°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Samara Oblast[2] |
| Founded | 1683 |
| City status since | 1796 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Pedigree Pal |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 178,750 |
| • Rank | 101st in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Syzran[2] |
| • Capital of | Syzransky District,[1] city of oblast significance of Syzran[2] |
| • Urban okrug | Syzran Urban Okrug[4] |
| • Capital of | Syzran Urban Okrug,[4] Syzransky Municipal District[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 446000 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8464 |
| OKTMO ID | 36735000001 |
| Website | adm |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 32,000 | — |
| 1926 | 50,000 | +56.2% |
| 1939 | 83,000 | +66.0% |
| 1959 | 148,391 | +78.8% |
| 1970 | 173,347 | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 178,498 | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 174,335 | −2.3% |
| 2002 | 188,107 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 178,750 | −5.0% |
| 2021 | 165,725 | −7.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
History
editFounded in 1683 as a fortress, Syzran grew into an important trading center and was granted town status in 1796.[citation needed] One tower from the 17th-century fortress still stands. It is also the site of Syzran Bridge, once the longest bridge in Europe.
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Syzran serves as the administrative center of Syzransky District,[1] even though it is not a part of it.[10] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Syzran—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Syzran is incorporated as Syzran Urban Okrug.[4]
Economy
editThe city's main employers are a large oil refinery owned by Rosneft, OAO Tyazhmash heavy industry machinery metallurgy mechanical turbines related to electricity production (and working with Czech Blansko firm CKD Blansko on some works, like in South America), and the Syzran power station.
Notable people
edit- Konstantin Fedin, novelist and literary functionary
- Alexey Tolstoy, writer
- Arkady Ostrovsky, composer
- Andrei Sinyavsky, writer
- Mikhail Korniyenko, cosmonaut
- Viktor Nikitin, singer
- Ekaterina Vetkova, handball player
Twin towns and sister cities
editSyzran is twinned with:
Pingdingshan, Henan, China (November 28, 2000)[11]
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 36 242», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 36 242, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ a b c d Charter of Samara Oblast
- ^ a b c Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ a b c d Law #189-GD
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 36 435», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 36 435, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ "Sister city relationship Syzran" (in Russian). Archived from the original on September 25, 2010.
Sources
edit- Самарская Губернская Дума. №179-ГД 18 декабря 2006 г. «Устав Самарской области», в ред. Закона №6-ГД от 11 января 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Устав Самарской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2007 г. Опубликован: "Волжская коммуна", №237 (25790), 20 декабря 2006 г. (Samara Governorate Duma. #179-GD December 18, 2006 Charter of Samara Oblast, as amended by the Law #6-GD of January 11, 2016 On Amending the Charter of Samara Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2007.).
- Самарская Губернская Дума. Закон №189-ГД от 28 декабря 2004 г. «О наделении статусом городского округа и муниципального района муниципальных образований в Самарской области», в ред. Закона №23-ГД от 30 марта 2015 г. «Об осуществлении местного самоуправления на территории городского округа Самара Самарской области». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волжская коммуна", №247, 31 декабря 2004 г. (Samara Governorate Duma. Law #189-GD of December 28, 2004 On Granting the Status of Urban Okrug and Municipal District to the Municipal Formations in Samara Oblast, as amended by the Law #23-GD of March 30, 2015 On the Implementation of Local Self-Government on the Territory of Samara Urban Okrug of Samara Oblast. Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication.).
External links
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- (in Russian) Official website of Syzran
- (in Russian) Old photos of Syzran