Kalach-na-Donu
Kalach-na-Donu (Russian: Кала́ч-на-Дону́), or Kalach-on-the-Don, is a town and the administrative center of Kalachyovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Don River, 72 kilometers (45 mi) west of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,624 (2021 Census);[10] 26,910 (2010 Russian census);[5] 26,882 (2002 Census);[11] 22,979 (1989 Soviet census).[12]
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Kalach-na-Donu Location of Kalach-na-Donu Kalach-na-Donu Kalach-na-Donu (Volgograd Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′N 43°31′E / 48.700°N 43.517°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Kalachyovsky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Kalach-na-Donu[2] |
| Founded | 1708[3] |
| Town status since | April 18, 1951[4] |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 26,910 |
| • Estimate (2018)[6] | 23,947 (−11%) |
| • Capital of | Kalachyovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Kalach-na-Donu[2] |
| • Municipal district | Kalachyovsky Municipal District[7] |
| • Urban settlement | Kalachevskoye Urban Settlement[7] |
| • Capital of | Kalachyovsky Municipal District,[7] Kalachevskoye Urban Settlement[7] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
| Postal code(s)[9] | 404507 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84472 |
| OKTMO ID | 18616101001 |
| Website | www |
History edit
It was founded in 1708 as a Cossack sloboda and was originally called Kalach (Калач).[3]
In World War II, the town lent its name to an armored clash between the German 6th Army and the Soviet 64th and 1st Tank Armies from July 25 to August 11, 1942.[13] About three months later, during Operation Uranus, several Soviet tank corps encircled the besieging German 6th Army in Stalingrad by capturing Kalach, thus cutting off German supply routes.
It was granted town status on April 18, 1951.[4] At the same time, its name was changed to Kalach-na-Donu, to distinguish it from an eponymous town in Voronezh Oblast.[3] By Construction of Volga–Don Canal in 1952, The city become the end point of the canal.
Administrative and municipal status edit
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalach-na-Donu serves as the administrative center of Kalachyovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the settlement of Dom otdykha, incorporated within Kalachyovsky District as the town of district significance of Kalach-na-Donu.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kalach-na-Donu is incorporated within Kalachyovsky Municipal District as Kalachevskoye Urban Settlement.[7]
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d e 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 18 216», 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 18 216, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ 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 18 216 501», 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 18 216 501, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ^ a b c "My Town" Encyclopedia. Entry on Kalach-na-Donu (in Russian)
- ^ a b Official website of Kalachyovskoye Urban Settlement. History of Kalach-na-Donu (in Russian)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Law #994-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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stalingrad.net website. The term "Battle of Kalach" is used in English- and German-language histories; this may not be the case in Russian-language sources. "The German Sixth Army on the Way to Catastrophe." November 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Sources edit
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №994-ОД от 20 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Калачевского района и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №1453-ОД от 28 апреля 2007 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Волгоградской области от 20 января 2005 г. №994-ОД "Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Калачевского района и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №13, 26 января 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #994-OD of January 20, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kalachevsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #1453-OD of April 28, 2007 On Amending the Law of Volgograd Oblast #994-OD of January 20, 2005 "On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kalachevsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
External links edit
Media related to Kalach-na-Donu at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Kalach-na-Donu (in Russian)
- Kalach-na-Donu Business Directory (in Russian)