Zelenodolsk (russian: Зеленодо́льск; tt-Cyrl, Яшел Үзән, ''Yaşel Üzän''; chm, Парат, ''Parat'') is a

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Tatarstan The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...

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, located in the northwest of the republic on the left bank of the

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, from

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. Population:

History

The city stands on the site of Mari village. In 1865, the town was referred to as the village Kabachischi (the title area of arable land Paratsky peasants "Kabachischenskie field"). Since 1897 the village was called Paratsky Zaton, and since 1928 working village Green Dol. In 1932, transformed into a city Zelenodol'sk. Since the end of the 19th century, it was the backwater wintering area and repair of sea vessels, which marked the beginning Zelenodolsk Shipyard (now Zelenodolsky Plant Gorky). As a result of the rising water level of the

Kuibyshev Reservoir Kuybyshev Reservoir or Kuybyshevskoye Reservoir (russian: Ку́йбышевское водохрани́лище, Kuybyshevskoye Vodokhranilishche), sometimes called Samara Reservoir and informally called Kuybyshev Sea, is a reservoir of ...

and

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during construction of the Kuibyshev hydroelectric station, the coastline has changed dramatically. Now beginning to be realized the largest public-private investment project to build by 2025 within the territory of the agglomeration of 3.64 ha along the M7 motorway between Zelenodol'sk and Kazan new satellite city "Green Dol" with an estimated population of 100 (hereinafter - 157) thousand, housing stock 4,100,000 m², construction cost 140 billion rubles. with predominantly low-rise, multi-story buildings in the passing of the planned neighborhood Zelenodol "Volga Venice" on reclaimed lands Aysha and continue through Orehovka.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zelenodolsk serves as the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

of Zelenodolsky District, even though it is not a part of it.Order #01-02/9 As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of republic significance of Zelenodolsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, the town of republic significance of Zelenodolsk is incorporated within Zelenodolsky Municipal District as Zelenodolsk Urban Settlement.

Economy

Due to its location, Zelenodolsk is an important

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of the republic. It also has a well-known shipbuilding yard ( Zelenodolsk Factory), founded in 1895. During the

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, Zelenodolsk was a secret development base for

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s. Zeleny Dol Station and surroundings 08-2016 img1.jpg, Plywood factory in Zelenodolsk Zeleny Dol Station and surroundings 08-2016 img3.jpg, Tynychlyk Mosque Zeleny Dol Station and surroundings 08-2016 img4.jpg, Saint Andrew Church Zeleny Dol Station and surroundings 08-2016 img7.jpg, Freight trains at Zeleny Dol station Zeleny Dol Station and surroundings 08-2016 img9.jpg, Building of Zeleny Dol station

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External links

Unofficial website of Zelenodolsk
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