Kotovsk, Russia

Town in Tambov Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kotovsk, Russia

Kotovsk (Russian: Кото́вск) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) south of Tambov. Population: 31,850(2010 Census);[2] 34,054(2002 Census);[6] 38,510(1989 Soviet census).[7]

Quick Facts Котовск, Country ...
Kotovsk
Котовск
Thumb
Thumb
Location of Kotovsk
Thumb
Thumb
Kotovsk
Location of Kotovsk
Thumb
Kotovsk
Kotovsk (Tambov Oblast)
Coordinates: 52°35′N 41°31′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectTambov Oblast[1]
Founded1914
Town status since1940
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
  Total
31,850
  Subordinated totown of oblast significance of Kotovsk[1]
  Capital oftown of oblast significance of Kotovsk[1]
  Urban okrugKotovsk Urban Okrug[3]
  Capital ofKotovsk Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]
393194
OKTMO ID68710000001
Close

History

Kotovsk was founded before World War I under the initiative of Tsar Nicholas II as a settlement for workers who were engaged in the construction of the gunpowder factory (commissioned in 1912).[citation needed] The settlement was initially called Porokhovoy Zavod (Порохово́й Заво́д, lit. gunpowder factory).[citation needed] It was later renamed Krasny Boyevik (Кра́сный Боеви́к, lit. red fighter),[citation needed] because it was used by the Bolsheviks as a lodgement for the establishment of the Soviet government in the region.[8] In 1940, it was granted town status and renamed Kotovsk[citation needed] after Grigory Kotovsky (1881–1925), who had suppressed an anti-Soviet peasant rebellion in Tambov Governorate in 1921.

The railway station was closed.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Kotovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Kotovsk is incorporated as Kotovsk Urban Okrug.[3]

Notable people

References

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.