Volsk
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, 2 km from center (Вольск)
World / Russia / Saratov
city, district center
Town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, opposite the mouth of the Bolshoy Irgiz (a tributary of the Volga), 147 kilometers (91 mi) northeast from Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 66,508.
It was founded in 1699 as the sloboda of Malykovka (Малыковка) and was granted town status and renamed Volgsk (Волгск) in 1780. In the 19th century, the name gradually changed to a more pronounceable "Volsk". After the October Revolution of 1917, Volsk became a major center of cement production.
It was founded in 1699 as the sloboda of Malykovka (Малыковка) and was granted town status and renamed Volgsk (Волгск) in 1780. In the 19th century, the name gradually changed to a more pronounceable "Volsk". After the October Revolution of 1917, Volsk became a major center of cement production.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volsk
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 52°2'22"N 47°22'1"E
- Saratov 114 km
- Samara 232 km
- Ulyanovsk 271 km
- Kazan 442 km
- Orenburg 522 km
- Ufa 644 km
- Chelyabinsk 977 km
- Makhachkala 990 km
- Kopeysk 990 km
- Kurgan 1227 km
- house 36 0.7 km
- Post office 1.3 km
- Площадь Свободы 1.6 km
- Revolyutsionnaya ulitsa, 6 2 km
- Bolshevik Railway station 5.2 km
- Bolshevik 6.3 km
- перекресток 8.3 km
- Пионерский лагерь 8.4 km