Kirovo-Chepetsk (russian: Ки́рово-Чепе́цк) is a

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Kirov Oblast Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census). Geography Na ...

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, located at the

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of the

Cheptsa The Cheptsa (; udm, Чупчи) is a river in the north part of Udmurtian Republic (Udmurtia) and eastern Kirov Oblast, in Russia. It flows through the city Glazov and flows into the Vyatka in Kirovo-Chepetsk, east of Kirov. It is long, and i ...

and the

Vyatka River The Vyatka (; rus, Вя́тка, p=ˈvʲatkə; tt-Cyrl, Нократ, translit=Noqrat; chm, Виче, Viče; udm, Ватка, Vatka) is a river in Kirov Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, a right tributary of the Kama.

s, east of Kirov. Population:

Geography

The 50th eastern

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runs exactly through the town.

History

It was founded in the mid-15th century as the village of Ust-Cheptsa (). Town status was granted to it in 1955. In 1954, an ice hockey team called “Khimik” ("Chemist") was founded in the city. In 1964, the team was named

Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk Olimpiya Kirovo-Chepetsk (russian: Олимпия Кирово-Чепецк) is an ice hockey team in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Russia. History The club was founded in 1954 as Khimik Kirovo-Chepetsk and they took on their present name of Olimpiya Kirovo-Ch ...

. Famous pupils of the team:

Alexander Maltsev Alexander Nikolayevich Maltsev (russian: Александр Николаевич Мальцев; born 20 April 1949) is a Soviet former professional ice hockey forward and politician. Maltsev began his sports career at the Olimpiya Kirovo-Chep ...

Vladimir Myshkin Vladimir Semenovich Myshkin (russian: Владимир Семёнович Мышкин; born June 19, 1955) is a Russian former ice hockey goaltender. He was a goaltender for HC Dynamo Moscow and the Soviet Union national ice hockey team in the ...

Andrey Trefilov Andrei Viktorovich Trefilov (russian: Андрей Викторович Трефилов); born 31 August 1969) is a Russian retired ice hockey goaltender and a sports agent. He played in the National Hockey League between 1992 and ...

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kirovo-Chepetsk serves as the

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Kirovo-Chepetsky District Kirovo-Chepetsky District (russian: Ки́рово-Чепе́цкий райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #387-ZO and municipalLaw #284-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Law #387-ZO As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the

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of Kirovo-Chepetsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the Town of Kirovo-Chepetsk is incorporated as Kirovo-Chepetsk Urban Okrug.Law #284-ZO

Notable people

* Former Soviet national hockey team players

and

Yury Patrikeyev Yury Patrikeyev ( hy, Յուրի Պատրիկեև, russian: Юрий Николаевич Патрикеев, born 28 September 1979) is an Armenian-Russian Greco-Roman wrestler. He is an Olympic and World Championships medalist and four-time Eur ...

, Olympic bronze medalist and European champion in wrestling representing Armenia.

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Kirovo-Chepetsk
*Kirovo-Chepetsk Business Director
kirovo-chepetsk.jsprav.ru

Unofficial website of Kirovo-Chepetsk
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Kirov Oblast