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| Engels (English) Э́нгельс (Russian) |
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 A memorial in Stadt der Friedrich Engels |
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.svg) Location of Saratov Oblast on the map of Russia |
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  Location of Engels on the map of Saratov Oblast
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| Coordinates: 51°29′N 46°07′E / 51.483°N 46.117°ECoordinates: 51°29′N 46°07′E / 51.483°N 46.117°E | |
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| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Saratov Oblast |
| Municipal status | |
| Municipal Status | Urban settlement |
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| Population (2002 Census) | 193,984 inhabitants[1] |
| Time zone | MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4) |
| Founded | 1747[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 413100[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8453[citation needed] |
| Official website | http://los-engels.ru |
Engels (Russian: Э́нгельс) is a city in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is a port on the Volga River, located across from Saratov and connected to it with a bridge (since 1965). Population: 193,984 (2002 Census);[2] 181,201 (1989 Census);[3] 163,000 (1977); 130,000 (1970); 91,000 (1959); 22,000 (1897).
Founded in 1747 as Pokrovskaya sloboda (Покровская слобода), it was granted town status and renamed Pokrovsk (Покровск) in 1914. Its German name was Kosakenstadt. It became the capital of the Volga German Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, now a part of Saratov Oblast, in 1924, and it was renamed Engels after Friedrich Engels in 1931.
It was founded by Ukrainian settlers, and was settled by Germans during the reign of Catherine the Great; it is now a major center of Volga German culture. It is the site of Engels Air Force Base, Russia's largest and most active strategic bomber base.
The industry
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The industrial enterprises of the city of Engels are known as in Russia, and is far behind its limits. The trolleybus factory of a name Uritsky lets out trolley buses for needs of a municipal transportation of the country. The Engelssky factory of transport mechanical engineering is engaged in release of a rolling stock for needs of railways. The former factory of autotractor spark plugs (nowadays OAO «Bosh Saratov») lets out spark plugs. The Engelssky trumpet factory makes steel electrowelded pipes, steel water pipeline, profile pipes.
Memorial in memory of the Great Patriotic War in Engels Factory of specialised cars Engelssky trumpet factory "Henkel-south", factory of washing-up liquids Henkel Group Open Society "Factory MetalloKonstruktsy" (bridge designs, carload manufacture)
References
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg2.php. Retrieved 2007-12-13.
Official forum of the Engels city
Community of people of a city Engels
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