Pugachyov

Russia / Saratov / Pugachyov /
 city, district center

Town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Irgiz River (Volga's tributary), 246 kilometers (153 mi) northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 41,707 (2010 Census).
It was founded as the sloboda of Mechetnaya (Мечетная) in 1764 by Old Believers who returned from Poland. In 1835, it was granted town status and renamed Nikolayevsk (Никола́евск), after the Tsar Nicholas I. In 1918, it was renamed after Yemelyan Pugachev, leader of the Cossack insurrection of the 1770s.
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Coordinates:   52°0'50"N   48°47'24"E

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  • Unofficial Website of Pugachyov town: http://pug-cs.ru/ Неофициальный сайт город Пугачёв: http://pug-cs.ru/
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