Novocherkassk
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A city of southwest Russia northeast of Rostov. Founded in 1805, it is a commercial and manufacturing center. Population: 181,000.
Novocherkassk (nô'vəchĭrkäsk'), city (1989 pop. 188,000), SE European Russia, on the Aksai River (the right tributary of the Don). It manufactures locomotives, machine tools, mining and building equipment, and chemicals. Founded in 1805, it remained the administrative center of the Don Cossacks until 1920. Novocherkassk was the site of the hetman's palace and has a Don Cossack historical museum.
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Novocherkassk
| Novocherkassk (English) Новочеркасск (Russian) |
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 A monument to Yermak Timofeyevich and Novocherkassk Cathedral |
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.svg) Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 47°25′N 40°05′E / 47.417°N 40.083°ECoordinates: 47°25′N 40°05′E / 47.417°N 40.083°E | |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | Novocherkassk Urban Okrug[1] |
| Administrative center of | Novocherkassk Urban Okrug[1] |
| Municipal status (as of August 2008) | |
| Urban okrug | Novocherkassk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Novocherkassk Urban Okrug[2] |
| Head of Administration[citation needed] | Anatoly Volkov[citation needed] |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies[citation needed] |
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| Area | 100 km2 (39 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
169,039 inhabitants[3] |
| - Rank in 2010 | 108th |
| Population (2002 Census) | 170,822 inhabitants[4] |
| - Rank in 2002 | 102nd |
| Density | 1,690 /km2 (4,400 /sq mi)[5] |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)[6] |
| Founded | 1805[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 3464xx[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8635[citation needed] |
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Novocherkassk (Russian: Новочерка́сск) is a city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Tuzlov River and on the Aksay River. Population: 169,039 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 170,822 (2002 Census);[4] 187,973 (1989 Census);[7] 178,000 (1974); 123,000 (1959); 81,000 (1939); 52,000 (1897).
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History
Novocherkassk was founded in 1805 by Matvei Platov, as the administrative center of the Don Host Oblast, when the inhabitants of the stanitsa of Cherkassk were compelled to leave their abodes on the banks of the Don on account of the frequent floods.
During the Russian Civil War, Novocherkassk was the heart of the Don counter-revolution and was under the command of Alexey Kaledin. The Red Army finally ousted the Whites from Novocherkassk on January 7, 1920. During World War II, Novocherkassk was occupied by the Germans 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.
Administrative and municipal status
Administratively, it is incorporated as Novocherkassk Urban Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Municipally, this administrative unit also has the urban okrug status.[2]
Religion and culture
Novocherkassk was once an archiepiscopal see of the Greek Orthodox Church and has a huge neo-Byzantine cathedral (1904), the palace of the ataman of the Cossacks, and monuments to Matvei Platov and Yermak Timofeyevich (Mikhail 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.
International relations
Novocherkassk is twinned with:
Iserlohn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (since 1990)
La Valette, Rhône-Alpes, France
Kronstadt, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Sremski Karlovci, Serbia
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Notes
- ^ a b c d e Law #340-ZS
- ^ a b c Law #237-ZS
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (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 February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 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 population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "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_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
Sources
- Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №814-ЗС от 29 февраля 2012 г «О внесении изменений в отдельные областные Законы». 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 #814-ZS of February 29, 2012 On Amending Various Oblast Laws. Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №237-ЗС от 27 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границы и наделении статусом городского округа муниципального образования "Город Новочеркасск"», в ред. Закона №71-ЗС от 12 августа 2008 г «О внесении изменений в областные Законы "Об установлении границы и наделении статусом городского округа муниципального образования "Город Новочеркасск" и "Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Октябрьский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Наше время", №339, 29 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #237-ZS of December 27, 2004 On Establishing the Border and Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "City of Novocherkassk", as amended by the Law #71-ZS of August 12, 2008 On Amending the Oblast Laws "On Establishing the Border and Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the "City of Novocherkassk" and "On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Oktyabrsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of January 1, 2005.).
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