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Closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Znamensk (Russian: Знаменск) is a closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Population: 29,401 (2010 Census)[1], 24,628 (2021 Russian census)[6]
Znamensk
Знаменск | |
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Coordinates: 48°35′N 45°45′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Astrakhan Oblast |
Founded | 1948 |
Government | |
• City Head | V. N. Likh |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 29,401 |
• Subordinated to | closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk[2] |
• Capital of | closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk[2] |
• Urban okrug | Znamensk Urban Okrug[3] |
• Capital of | Znamensk Urban Okrug[3] |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] | |
Dialing code(s) | +7 85140 |
OKTMO ID | 12719000001 |
Website | www |
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.
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]
The town has twenty-one kindergartens, four middle schools, two gymnasium schools, a sports facility, and a branch of the Astrakhan State Institute.
Railway station "Razyezd 85 km" on the Volgograd-Astrakhan railway branch is located in the town. Kapustin Yar (air base) is near the town.
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