Belinsky () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

and the

administrative center An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune, is located. In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Belinsky District in

Penza Oblast Penza Oblast () is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Penza. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was ...

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, located at the

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of the rivers Bolshoy Chembar and Maly Chembar, west of

Penza Penza (, ) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Penza Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Sura (river), Sura River, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Russian census, 2010 Census, Penza had ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Chembar'' (until 1948).

History

It was first mentioned in 1713. In 1780, it was granted town status and named Chembar (). In 1798, it was abolished, but in 1801 it was re-instated as a town. In 1948, it was renamed after Vissarion Belinsky who spent his childhood here.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Belinsky serves as the

of Belinsky District.Law #774-ZPO As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Belinsky 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 Belinsky . As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Belinsky is incorporated within Belinsky Municipal District as Belinsky Urban Settlement.Law #690-ZPO

Notable residents

* Alexander Bychkov (born 1988), serial killer 2009–2012 * Miroslav Katětov (1918–1995), Czech mathematician, chess master, and psychologist

References

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External links

Official website of Belinsky

Directory of organizations in Belinsky
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Penza Oblast Chembarsky Uyezd Belinsky District