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Zernograd

Coordinates: 46°51′N 40°19′E / 46.850°N 40.317°E / 46.850; 40.317
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Zernograd
Зерноград
Town[1]
Zernograd town square
Zernograd town square
Flag of Zernograd
Flag
Coat of arms of Zernograd
Coat of arms
Location of Zernograd
Map
Zernograd is located in Russia
Zernograd
Zernograd
Location of Zernograd
Zernograd is located in Rostov Oblast
Zernograd
Zernograd
Zernograd (Rostov Oblast)
Coordinates: 46°51′N 40°19′E / 46.850°N 40.317°E / 46.850; 40.317
CountryRussia
Federal subjectRostov Oblast[1]
Administrative districtZernogradsky District[1]
Urban settlementZernogradskoye[1]
Founded1915
Town status since1951
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total26,842
 • Capital ofZernogradsky District,[1] Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement[1]
 • Municipal districtZernogradsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementZernogradskoye Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofZernogradsky Municipal District,[3] Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
347740, 347742, 347743, 347749
Dialing code(s)+7 86359
OKTMO ID60618101001
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20140714144652/http://www.zernograd.org/

Zernograd (Russian: Зерногра́д, literally "Grain town") is a town and the administrative center of Zernogradsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located 71 kilometers (44 mi) southeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 26,842 (2010 Census);[2] 28,840 (2002 Census);[6] 26,097 (1989 Soviet census).[7]

History

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Historical affiliations

 Russian Empire 1915–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

It was founded in 1915 as the halt of Verblyud (Верблю́д) due to the construction of the Rostov–Torgovaya railway.[citation needed] By 1933, it became a settlement and was renamed Zernovoy (Зерново́й).[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1951 and renamed Zernograd in 1960.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

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Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zernograd serves as the administrative center of Zernogradsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with ten rural localities, incorporated within Zernogradsky District as Zernogradskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Zernogradsky Municipal District.[3]

Military

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From 1969 to 1995, Zernograd (air base) was home to the 106th Training Aviation Regiment, Yeysk Higher Military School of Pilots, of the Soviet Air Forces. The regiment was equipped with the L-29 and L-39 jet trainer aircraft.[8] The airbase is now home to the 16th Army Aviation Brigade.[9]

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Law #340-ZS
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e Law #203-ZS
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "106th Training Aviation Regiment". Ww2.dk. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Russian Air Force - Zernograd (URRG)". Scramble.nl. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

Sources

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  • Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
  • Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №203-ЗС от 25 ноября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Зерноградский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Наше время", №293–295 (без приложений), 30 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #203-ZS of November 25, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Zernogradsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises. Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
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