Zhigulyovsk ( rus, Жигулёвск, p=ʐɨɡʊˈlʲɵfsk) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Samara Oblast
Samara Oblast ( rus, Сама́рская о́бласть, r=Samarskaya oblast, p=sɐˈmarskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Samara. From 1935 to 1991, it was known as Kuyb ...
,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
, located on the right bank of the
Volga River
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of , and a catchme ...
in the
Samara Bend
The Samara Bend (''Samarskaya Luka''; ) is a large hairpin bend of the middle Volga River to the east where it meets the Samara River. It is situated in the Samara region of Russia.
As the Volga enters its middle course it reaches the Zhiguli ...
near the
Zhiguli Mountains, west of
Samara. Population:
Etymology
The name Zhigulyovsk is taken from the
Zhiguli Mountains, but they are named for an earlier settlement of Zhigulyovka, itself probably named for an early inhabitant, Zhegul ().
[Е. М. Поспелов. "Географические названия мира" (Москва, 1998), p. 155.]
History
The town occupies the territories of former villages of
Otvazhnoye
Otvazhnoye (russian: Отважное) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Otvazhnensky Selsoviet of Arkharinsky District, Amur Oblast, Russia. The population was 667 as of 2018. There are 14 streets.
Geography
Otvazhn ...
(, known since 1840) and
Morkvashi (, known since 1647). The
work settlement of
Otvazhny () was built here to develop the oil deposits. In 1949, it was merged with the villages and renamed Zhigulyovsk. It was granted town status in 1952.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five
rural localities, incorporated as the
town of oblast significance of Zhigulyovsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Charter of Samara Oblast''] As a
municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zhigulyovsk is incorporated as Zhigulyovsk Urban Okrug.
[Law #189-GD]
Economy
Besides oil, the town also develops
limestone
Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...
deposits.
References
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External links
Official website of ZhigulyovskZhigulyovsk Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Samara Oblast
Populated places established in 1949
1949 establishments in Russia