Kalininsk () is a

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and the

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of Kalininsky District in

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, located on the Balanda River ( Medveditsa's

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), west of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population: .

History

It was founded in 1680 as the village of Balanda (), named so after the Balanda River, whose name in turn is possibly derived from a dialectal word indicating the river's windiness.Pospelov, p. 30 In 1962, Balanda was granted town status and renamed Kalininsk after

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, a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalininsk serves as the

of Kalininsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #78-ZSO stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #94-ZSO, which describes the borders and the composition of Kalininsky Municipal District, lists the town of Kalininsk as a part of that municipal district. The Law #21-ZSO does not enumerate any administrative division types below the district level. As a municipal division, the

of Kalininsk is incorporated within Kalininsky Municipal District as Kalininsk Urban Settlement.Law #94-ZSO

References

Notes

Sources

* * * *Е. М. Поспелов (Ye. M. Pospelov). "Имена городов: вчера и сегодня (1917–1992). Топонимический словарь." (''City Names: Yesterday and Today (1917–1992). Toponymic Dictionary.'') Москва, "Русские словари", 1993.

External links

Official website of Kalininsk

Kalininsk Business Directory
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