Pugachyovskaya, Volgograd Oblast

Pugachyovskaya (Russian: Пугачёвская) is a rural locality (a stanitsa) and the administrative center of Pugachyovskoye Rural Settlement, Kotelnikovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 654 as of 2010.[2] There are 12 streets.

Pugachyovskaya

Пугачёвская
Stanitsa
Pugachyovskaya
Pugachyovskaya
Coordinates: 48°00′N 43°09′E[1]
CountryRussia
RegionVolgograd Oblast
DistrictKotelnikovsky District
Time zoneUTC+4:00

It is named after Yemelyan Pugachev, an ataman of the Yaik Cossacks who was born in this village. He is famous for having led a great popular insurrection during the reign of Catherine the Great.[3] The original name "Zimoveyskaya" was changed after his defeat to Potemkinskaya. In 1917, following the October Revolution, it was renamed in his honor.

Geography

The village is located on the east bank of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir, 190 km from Volgograd, 49 km from Kotelnikovo.

References
  1. Карта Котельниковского района Волгоградской области
  2. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Волгоградской области
  3. McGrigor, Mary (2013-03-08). The Tsar's Doctor. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857905642.


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