Dimitrovgrad, Russia

Dimitrovgrad (Russian: Димитровгра́д), formerly Melekess (Мелекесс) until 1972, is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia. It is the administrative center of Melekessky District, although it is not within the district and is an independent city. The city is located in the Volga Region, at the confluence of the Melekesska River and the Bolshoy Cheremshan River, a tributary of the Volga River. Dimitrovgrad has a population of 122,580 (2010 Census),[2] the second-largest city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, after Ulyanovsk.[7]

Dimitrovgrad

Димитровград
City[1]
Dimitrovgrad railway station
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad
Location of Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad
Dimitrovgrad (Ulyanovsk Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°11′N 49°35′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectUlyanovsk Oblast[1]
Founded1698
City status since1919
Government
 • HeadNikolay Gorshenin
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 • Total122,580
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
115,253 (-6%)
 • Rank133rd in 2010
 • Subordinated tocity of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad[1]
 • Capital ofMelekessky District[1], city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad[1]
 • Urban okrugDimitrovgrad Urban Okrug[4]
 • Capital ofDimitrovgrad Urban Okrug[4], Melekessky Municipal District[4]
Time zoneUTC+4 (UTC+04:00 [5])
Postal code(s)[6]
4335хх
Dialing code(s)+7 84235
OKTMO ID73705000001
Websitewww.dimitrovgrad.ru

History

The city was founded in 1714 as a village for workers of the local distillery.[8] By 1897 its population had grown to 8,500, and in 1919 it was granted town status. Until 1972, the city's name was Melekess (Мелекесс), after the local Melekesska River which runs through the town. On July 15, 1972, Melekess was renamed to Dimitrovgrad, celebrating the posthumous 90th birthday of Georgi Dimitrov, the first leader of the communist People's Republic of Bulgaria.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dimitrovgrad serves as the administrative center of Melekessky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad is incorporated as Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug.[4]

Economy

The city's leading enterprise, located 6 km (4 mi) to the south-west, is the country's Federal Nuclear Research Institute. One of the institute's eight atomic reactors provides Dimitrovgrad with district heating. Nearby nuclear research facilities have been pinpointed by weather experts as possible responsible for the mysterious nuclear cloud over Europe.

Dimitrovgrad's industry also includes an auto parts manufacturer (Dimitrovgrad Automobile Parts Plant,[9] carburetors, fuel pumps), a carpet manufacturing plant (Kovrotex), and a chemical processing equipment manufacturer (Dimitrovgradkhimmash and Zenith Khimmash).

Education and culture
Church of St. George the Victorious in Dimitrovgrad

The city has a variety of educational institutions. It has twenty-two secondary schools, three lyceums, one gymnasium, three branches of state universities, and two branches of private higher educational institutions. The city also has the State Scientific Center of Russian Federation, Research Institute of Atomic Reactors.[10][11]

There also is a drama theater in Dimitrovgrad.

Sports

Demographics
Population
1989 2002 2010
123,570 130,871 122,580

Ethnic groups

As of the 2010 Census: Russians - 76.2%, Tatars - 13.2%, Chuvash - 5.3%, Mordovians - 1.7%, Ukrainians - 1.0%, others - 2.5%

Notable residents

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Dimitrovgrad is twinned with:[17]

  • Trading house of Korobov
  • Drama Theatre. Historical monument: the place of speech of the prominent state leader Mikhail Kalinin
  • Tereshkova Street
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References

Notes
  1. Law #126-ZO
  2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. Law #043-ZO
  5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. Publications, U.I.B. (2007). Russia Investment and Business Guide. International Business Publications USA. p. 250. ISBN 9781433041686. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  8. "Dimitrovgrad | Russia | Britannica.com". britannica.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  9. IBP, I. (2009). Russia Automobile Industry Directory - Strategic Information and Contacts. International Business Publications USA. p. 85. ISBN 9781438740249. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  10. Tsang, C.F.; Apps, J.A. (2005). Underground Injection Science and Technology. Elsevier Science. ISBN 9780080457901. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  11. Carelli, M.D.; Ingersoll, D.T. (2014). Handbook of Small Modular Nuclear Reactors. Elsevier Science. ISBN 9780857098535. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  12. "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  13. Photo from the stadium during the Bandy World Championship
  14. "РОССИЯ - США. Хоккей с мячом. г. Димитровград 04.02.2016 DJI Phantom Pro - YouTube | Short video from above of the quarterfinal between Russia and USA". youtube.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  15. "Информация о стадионе "Строитель", Димитровград - Реестр - Федерация хоккея с мячом России". rusbandy.ru. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  16. "Google Translate". translate.google.com. Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  17. "Города побратимы". dimitrovgrad.ru (in Russian). Dimitrovgrad. Retrieved February 4, 2020.

Sources
  • Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №126-ЗО от 3 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Опубликован: "Ульяновская правда", №77 (22.513), 6 октября 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #126-ZO of October 3, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". ).
  • Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Закон №043-ЗО от 13 июля 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона №225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Деловой Вестник", №78(2818), 20 июля 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #043-ZO of July 13, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).

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