Knyaginino, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Knyaginino.
Knyaginino (English)
Княгинино (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Central Knyaginino

Location of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in Russia
Knyaginino
Location of Knyaginino in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Coordinates: 55°49′N 45°02′E / 55.817°N 45.033°E / 55.817; 45.033Coordinates: 55°49′N 45°02′E / 55.817°N 45.033°E / 55.817; 45.033
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Nizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative district Knyagininsky District[1]
Town of district significance Knyaginino[1]
Administrative center of Knyagininsky District,[1] town of district significance of Knyaginino[1]
Municipal status (as of August 2009)
Municipal district Knyagininsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Knyaginino Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Knyagininsky Municipal District,[2] Knyaginino Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 6,708 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned second half of
the 16th century
Town status since 1998
Previous names Knyaginin (until 1917)
Postal code(s)[5] 606340
Knyaginino on Wikimedia Commons

Knyaginino (Russian: Княги́нино) is a town and the administrative center of Knyagininsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Imza River, 107 kilometers (66 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 6,708 (2010 Census);[3] 6,838 (2002 Census);[6] 6,374 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was first mentioned in the second half of the 16th century as an estate of Mikhail Vorotynsky. In 1779, it was granted town rights. At that time, it was known as Knyaginin (Княгинин); this name was used until 1917. In 1926, it was demoted to a rural locality (selo) status. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1968 and town status in 1998.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Knyaginino serves as the administrative center of Knyagininsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Gorshkovo, incorporated within Knyagininsky District as the town of district significance of Knyaginino.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Knyaginino is incorporated within Knyagininsky Municipal District as Knyaginino Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

Major industrial enterprises in Knyaginino include a milk plant, a textile factory, and a fur manufacture.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Order #3-od
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #155-Z
  3. 1 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  6. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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