Kamyshin
Kamyshin (Russian: Камы́шин) is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River. Population: 119,565 (2010 Census);[3] 127,891 (2002 Census);[11] 122,463 (1989 Census);[12] 101,000 (1972); 24,000 (1939).
Kamyshin
Камышин | |
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City[1] | |
 View of Kamyshin from the Volgograd Reservoir | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Kamyshin 
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  Kamyshin Location of Kamyshin  Kamyshin Kamyshin (Volgograd Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′N 45°24′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[2] |
| Founded | 1667 |
| City status since | 1780 |
| Government | |
| • Head | Alexander Chunakov |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 119,565 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 111,100 (−7.1%) |
| • Rank | 136th in 2010 |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Kamyshin[2] |
| • Capital of | Kamyshinsky District[1], city of oblast significance of Kamyshin[2] |
| • Urban okrug | Kamyshin Urban Okrug[5] |
| • Capital of | Kamyshin Urban Okrug[5], Kamyshinsky Municipal District[6] |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1  [7]) |
| Postal code(s)[8] | 403870—403895 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84457[9][10] |
| OKTMO ID | 18715000001 |
| Website | www |
History
It was founded in 1667 on the left bank of the Kamyshinka River. In 1710, all of its inhabitants were relocated to the fortress of Dmitriyevsk (Дмитриевск) on the opposite bank of the river. In 1780, the name was changed to Kamyshin and it was granted town status. In the 19th century, Kamyshin turned into a merchant city with sawmills and windmills. It was formerly famous for its watermelon trade.
Portage between the Volga and Don Rivers
Near Kamyshin, the Volga is quite close—17 kilometers (11 mi)—to the upper reaches of the Ilovlya River, the tributary of the Don. The distance between the sources of the Kamyshinka River, the tributary of the Volga, and the Ilovlya is only a little more than 4 kilometers (2.5 mi). In this place in ancient times there existed a portage ("volok") many times used by the troops invading the land of the Khazars, and moving from the Don basin to the Volga. In the 16th century, the Turkish Sultan Selim II attempted to build a canal here.[13] A similar effort was later made by Peter the Great who built the fort, originally named Petrovsk, to protect workmen during the (unfinished) construction of the canal.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kamyshin serves as the administrative center of Kamyshinsky District,[1] even though it is not a part of it.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Kamyshin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Kamyshin is incorporated as Kamyshin Urban Okrug.[5]
Climate
The city lies within the humid continental climate zone, and experiences four distinct seasons.
| Climate data for Kamyshin | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
12.0 (53.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
4.6 (40.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35 (−31) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−27.8 (−18.0) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−10 (14) |
−25 (−13) |
−30 (−22) |
−35 (−31) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32 (1.3) |
26 (1.0) |
25 (1.0) |
29 (1.1) |
41 (1.6) |
39 (1.5) |
36 (1.4) |
28 (1.1) |
41 (1.6) |
26 (1.0) |
32 (1.3) |
34 (1.3) |
389 (15.3) |
| Source: Pogoda.ru.net[14] | |||||||||||||
Sports
FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin now plays in Russian Second Division; however, in 1992-1996 the club played in the top tier of Russian association football, achieving fourth place in 1993. This was followed by the campaign in the UEFA Cup where Tekstilshchik reached the second round.
Miscellaneous
Near Kamyshin, there is a 330-meter (1,080 ft) tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to the tallest man-made structures in Volgograd Oblast.
Notable people
- Alexey Maresyev, flying ace
Sister city
References
Notes
- 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 18 218», 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 18 218, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- Law #139-OD
- 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.
- "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Law #986-OD
- Law #1022-OD
- "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)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 27, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.hella.ru/code/city/volgograd_code.htm
- Russian 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.
- Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, "Volga v fiziko-geograficheskom otnosheniir Bol'shaia Sov. Entsik.", XII, pp. 672-682, esp. 677, quoted in Robert J. Kerner, 'The Urge To the Sea', University of California Press, 1942 at Internet Archive
- "Pogoda.ru.net" (in Russian). Retrieved May 8, 2012.
Sources
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №139-ОД от 7 октября 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Волгоградской области», в ред. Закона №107-ОД от 10 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Волгоградской области в связи с приведением их в соответствие с Уставом Волгоградской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №207, 1 ноября 1997 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #139-OD of October 7, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Volgograd Oblast, as amended by the Law #107-OD of July 10, 2015 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Volgograd Oblast to Ensure Compliance with the Charter of Volgograd Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №986-ОД от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом города Камышина». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №10, 21 января 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #986-OD of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to the City of Kamyshin. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №1022-ОД от 5 марта 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Камышинского района и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №1669-ОД от 28 апреля 2008 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Волгоградской области от 5 марта 2005 г. №1022-ОД "Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Камышинского района и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №48, 19 марта 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #1022-OD of March 5, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kamyshinsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #1669-OD of April 28, 2008 On Amending the Law of Volgograd Oblast #1022-OD of March 5, 2005 "On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kamyshinsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
