Sretensk ( rus, Сретенск, p=ˈsrʲetʲɪnsk) is a

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and the

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Sretensky District Sretensky District (russian: Сретенский райо́н) is an administrativeRegistry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities and municipalLaw #316-ZZK district (raion), one of the thirty-one in Zabaykalsky Krai, ...

in Zabaykalsky Krai,

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, located on the right bank of the Shilka River (

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basin), east of Chita, the administrative center of the krai. Population:

History

It was founded in 1689 and granted town status in 1926. Between October 1914 and 1921, it accommodated the

Sretensk prisoner of war camp Sretensk was a Russian prisoner-of-war camp established in October 1914 with the intent of housing Central Powers' troops captured during the course of World War I. The camp was situated in the city of Sretensk and combined barracks and private re ...

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sretensk serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated.''Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the Inhabited Localities of Zabaykalsky Krai'' As a municipal division, the

of Sretensk, together with one rural locality (the '' selo'' of Morgul), is incorporated within Sretensky Municipal District as Sretenskoye Urban Settlement.Law #317-ZZK

Transportation

The P426 road leads west to Nerchinsk. The P429 road leads west to Shelopugino,

Gazimursky Zavod Gazimursky Zavod (russian: Газиму́рский Заво́д) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Gazimuro-Zavodsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia,Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units and the In ...

Nerchinsky Zavod Nerchinsky Zavod (russian: Не́рчинский Заво́д) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Nerchinsko-Zavodsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia, located near the Sino-Russian border. As of the 2010 ...

, and eventually to the border with China.

Climate

Sretensk has a cold

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(

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''Dwb'') bordering closely on a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

(

''Dwc''), with severely cold winters and very warm summers.

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is quite low but is much higher in summer than at other times of the year.

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* * * {{Use mdy dates, date=February 2013 Cities and towns in Zabaykalsky Krai Populated places established in 1689 17th-century establishments in Russia 1689 establishments in Russia Transbaikal Oblast