Syzran ( rus, Сызрань, p=ˈsɨzrənʲ) is the third largest
city
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...
in
Samara Oblast,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...
, located on the right bank of
Saratov Reservoir of the
Volga River
The Volga (; russian: Во́лга, a=Ru-Волга.ogg, p=ˈvoɫɡə) is the List of rivers of Europe#Rivers of Europe by length, longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Cas ...
. Population:
History
Founded in 1683 as a
fortress
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
, Syzran grew into an important trading center and was granted town status in 1796. One tower from the 17th-century fortress still stands. It is also the site of
Syzran Bridge, once the longest bridge in Europe.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Syzran 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
Syzransky District
Syzransky District (russian: Сы́зранский райо́н) is an administrativeCharter of Samara Oblast, Article 52 and municipalLaw #189-GD district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
As an administrative division, it is, together with three
rural localities, incorporated separately as the
city of oblast significance of Syzran—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
.
[Charter of Samara Oblast''] As a
municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Syzran is incorporated as Syzran Urban Okrug.
[Law #189-GD]
Economy
The city's main employers are a large oil refinery owned by
Rosneft
PJSC Rosneft Oil Company ( stylized as ROSNEFT) is a Russian Vertical integration, integrated energy company headquartered in Moscow. Rosneft specializes in the exploration, Extraction of petroleum, extraction, production, refining, Petroleum t ...
,
OAO Tyazhmash heavy industry machinery metallurgy mechanical turbines related to electricity production (and working with Czech
Blansko firm
CKD Blansko CKD may refer to:
*Chronic kidney disease, a slowly progressive loss of renal function
*Complete knock down, a complete kit needed to assemble a product
*Count Key Data, a disk architecture used in IBM mainframe computers
*ČKD (Českomoravská Kol ...
on some works, like in South America), and the Syzran power station.
Twin towns and sister cities
Syzran is
twinned with:
*
Pingdingshan,
Henan
Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...
, China (November 28, 2000)
Notable people
*
Konstantin Fedin, novelist and literary functionary
*
Alexey Tolstoy, writer
*
Arkady Ostrovsky, composer
*
Andrei Sinyavsky, writer
*
Mikhail Korniyenko, cosmonaut
*
Glukoza
Natalya Ilinichna Ionova (russian: link=no, Наталья Ильинична Ионова; born 7 June 1986), better known by her stage name Glukoza ( rus, Глюкоза, p=ɡlʲʊˈkozə, ''glucose''), is a Russian singer.
Biography
Ionova ...
, singer
*
Viktor Nikitin, singer
*
Ekaterina Vetkova
Ekaterina Vladimirovna Vetkova (russian: Екатерина Владимировна Веткова; born 1 August 1986) is a Russian female handballer who plays as a pivot for Corona Brașov.
International achievements
*EHF Champions League:
...
, handball player
References
Notes
Sources
*
*
External links
Official website of Syzran*
Old photos of Syzran
{{Authority control
Cities and towns in Samara Oblast
Populated places on the Volga
Syzransky Uyezd