Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast

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Znamensk (Russian: Знаменск) is a closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Population: 29,401(2010 Census)[1], 24,628 (2021 Russian census)[6]

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Znamensk (Astrakhan Oblast)
Coordinates: 48°35′N 45°45′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectAstrakhan Oblast
Founded1948
Government
  City HeadV. N. Likh
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Population
  Total
29,401
  Subordinated toclosed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk[2]
  Capital ofclosed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk[2]
  Urban okrugZnamensk Urban Okrug[3]
  Capital ofZnamensk Urban Okrug[3]
Time zoneUTC+4 (MSK+1 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]
416540
Dialing code(s)+7 85140
OKTMO ID12719000001
Websitewww.znamensk.astranet.ru
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History

It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1 to serve a missile test range known as Kapustin Yar. Kasputin Yar-1 was granted town status in 1962. The closed town was renamed Znamensk in 1992.

The military testing range is officially known as 4GCMP (4th State Central Interspecific Test-site). Kapustin Yar is also the name of a nearby village.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk is incorporated as Znamensk Urban Okrug.[3]

Education

The town has twenty-one kindergartens, four middle schools, two gymnasium schools, a sports facility, and a branch of the Astrakhan State Institute.

Transportation

Railway station "Razyezd 85 km" on the Volgograd-Astrakhan railway branch is located in the town. Kapustin Yar (air base) is near the town.

References

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