)Akchurin M.M., Isheev M.R. Temnikov: The Town of a Tümen Commander. The History of Towns of the “Mordovian Peripheries” in the 15th–16th centuries. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2017. Vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 629–658. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2017-5-3.629-658 , other_lang=Tatar , image_skyline=Темниковский краеведческий музей.jpg , image_caption=Museum of Local History in Temnikov , coordinates = , map_label_position=bottom , image_flag= , flag_caption= , image_coa=Coat of Arms of Temnikov (Mordovia) (1781).png , coa_caption= , anthem= , anthem_ref= , holiday= , holiday_ref= , federal_subject=

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and the

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in the

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. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,243.

History

The oldest town in the Republic of Mordovia,Official website of Temnikov
Historical Reference
it was established in 1536.''Republic of Mordovia. Administrative-Territorial Divisions'', p. 6 Town status was granted to it in 1779.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Temnikov serves as the

.Law #7-Z As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Temnikovsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Temnikov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Temnikov is incorporated within Temnikovsky Municipal District as Temnikovskoye Urban Settlement.Law #124-Z

Notable residents

* Dmitri Proshin (born 1974), footballer

References

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