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Novocherkassk (English) Новочеркасск (Russian)
— Inhabited locality —
A triumphal archs, erected to commemorate the Cossack victories over Napoleon
Location of Novocherkassk on the map of Russia
Coordinates: 47°25′N 40°05′E / 47.417°N 40.083°E / 47.417; 40.083Coordinates: 47°25′N 40°05′E / 47.417°N 40.083°E / 47.417; 40.083
Coat of arms
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast
In administrative jurisdiction of	Rostov Oblast^{[citation needed]}
Municipal status
Municipal Status	Urban settlement

Head of Administration^{[citation needed]}	Anatoly Panfilovich Volkov^{[citation needed]}
Representative body	Council of Deputies^{[citation needed]}
Statistics
Area	100 km² (38.6 sq mi)^{[citation needed]}
Population (2002 Census)	177,000 inhabitants^[1]
- Rank	102
- Density	1,770 /km² (4,600/sq mi)^[2]
Time zone	MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4)
Founded	1805^{[citation needed]}
Postal code(s)	3464xx^{[citation needed]}
Dialing code(s)	+7 +7 8635^{[citation needed]}
Official website	http://www.novochgrad.ru/

Novocherkassk (Russian: Новочерка́сск) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tuzlov River and on the Aksay River. It was formerly the capital of the Don Cossacks. Population: 180,800 (2005 est.); 170,822 (2002 Census); 187,973 (1989 Census); 178,000 (1974); 123,000 (1959); 81,000 (1939); 52,000 (1897).

Novocherkassk was founded in 1805 by Matvei Platov, as the administrative center of the Don Voisko Lands, when the inhabitants of the Cherkassk stanitsa were compelled to leave their abodes on the banks of the Don on account of the frequent inundations.

During the Russian Civil War, Novocherkassk was the heart of the Don counterrevolution and was under the command of Aleksei Maksimovich Kaledin. The Red Army finally ousted the Whites from this town on January 7, 1920.
During World War II, Novocherkassk was occupied by the German army between July 24, 1942 and February 13, 1943. In 1962, the local food riots were brutally suppressed by the Soviet Army in the event known as the Novocherkassk Massacre.

Novocherkassk was once an archiepiscopal see of the Greek Orthodox Church and has a cathedral (1904), the palace of the ataman of the Cossacks, and monuments to Matvei Platov and Yermak Timofeyevich (Mikeshin, 1904). During the bicentenary celebrations in September 2005 another monument, dedicated to the reconciliation of White and Red Cossacks, was opened in the presence of the members of the Romanov family.

Twin cities

Novocherkassk is twinned with:

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.
^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the Census (2002).

External links

v • d • e Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast

Administrative center: Rostov-on-Don

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