Volsk

Volsk (Russian: Вольск) is a 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 2021 Census, its population was 55,035.^[14]

Volsk Вольск
Town[1]
Trinity Church in Volsk
Coat of arms
Location of Volsk
Volsk Location of Volsk Show map of Russia Volsk Volsk (Saratov Oblast) Show map of Saratov Oblast
Coordinates: 52°03′N 47°23′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Saratov Oblast[1]
Founded	1699[2]
Town status since	1780[2]
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	66,508
• Rank	234th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Volsk[4][5]
• Capital of	Volsky District,[5] town of oblast significance of Volsk[6]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Volsky Municipal District[7]
• Urban settlement	Volsk Urban Settlement[7]
• Capital of	Volsky Municipal District,[8] Volsk Urban Settlement[7]
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [9])
Postal code(s)[10]	412900–412906, 412909, 412911, 412913, 412916, 412918, 412919, 412921
Dialing code(s)	+7 84593
OKTMO ID	63611101001

Volsk population

2010 Census	66,508[3]
2002 Census	71,124[11]
1989 Census	65,683[12]
1979 Census	65,749[13]

History

It was founded in 1699 as the sloboda of Malykovka (Малыковка) and was granted town status and renamed Volgsk (Волгск) in 1780.^[2] In the 19th century, the name gradually changed to a more pronounceable "Volsk".^{[citation needed]} After the October Revolution of 1917, Volsk became a major center of cement production.

2019 Volsk school attack

Main article: 2019 Volsk school attack

On the morning of May 28, 2019. 15-year-old seventh-grader Daniil Pulkin threw two Molotov cocktails and hit a 12-year-old girl on the head with an axe , after which he fled the scene of the crime. The attacker was detained the same day.^[15][16]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volsk serves as the administrative center of Volsky District,^[5] even though it is not a part of it.^[6] As an administrative division, it is, together with the work settlement of Kleny and three rural localities, incorporated separately^[6] as the town of oblast significance of Volsk^[6]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[4] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Volsk is incorporated within Volsky Municipal District as Volsk Urban Settlement.^[7]

See also

• Tomka gas test site