Yershov () is a

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and the

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Yershovsky District Yershovsky District () is an administrativeCharter of Saratov Oblast and municipalLaw #78-ZSO district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the eastern central part of the oblast. The area of the district i ...

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, located in the upper streams of the Maly Uzen River, east of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded as a settlement serving the Yershovo railway station, which was opened in

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and named after the engineer who was in charge of building it. Town status was granted to Yershov in

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. In

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, Yershov was first mentioned in the report of the Zemstvo Council of Novouzensky district as a settlement. Until October 1917, Yershov was part of the Novouzensky district of the Samara province. By the beginning of the

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, several private enterprises had opened in the city, and the population reached 1,000 people. At that time, the population mainly consisted of railroad workers. During the years of Soviet rule, the city of Yershov was greatly transformed: the first newspaper was founded, the city became the district center, and in

it received the status of a city. There were no military operations in the city during the

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Geography

Climate

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yershov serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated.Law #78-ZSO stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #82-ZSO, which describes the borders and the composition of Yershovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Yershov as a part of that municipal district. The Law #21-ZSO does not enumerate any administrative division types below the district level. As a municipal division, the

of Yershov, together with four rural localities, is incorporated within Yershovsky Municipal District as Yershov Urban Settlement.Law #82-ZSO

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External links

*Mojgorod.ru
Entry on Yershov
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Saratov Oblast Novouzensky Uyezd