Znamensk () is a
closed town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in
Astrakhan Oblast,
Russia
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. Population: , 24,628 (
2021 Russian census)
History
It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1 to serve a missile test range known as
Kapustin Yar
Kapustin Yar () is a Russian military training area and a rocket launch complex in Astrakhan Oblast, about 100 km east of Volgograd. It was established by the Soviet Union on 13 May 1946. In the beginning, Kapustin Yar used technology, material ...
. Kasputin Yar-1 was granted town status in 1962. The
closed town was renamed Znamensk in 1992.
The military testing range is officially known as 4GCMP (4th State Central Interspecific Test-site). Kapustin Yar is also the name of a nearby village.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the
closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts.
[Law #67/2006-OZ] As a
municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk is incorporated as Znamensk Urban Okrug.
[Law #43/2004-OZ]
Education
The town has twenty-one
kindergarten
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s, four
middle school
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Afghanistan
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s, two gymnasium schools, a sports facility, and a branch of the
Astrakhan State Institute.
Transportation
Railway station "Razyezd 85 km" on the
Volgograd-
Astrakhan
Astrakhan (, ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in southern Russia. The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression, from the Caspian Se ...
railway branch is located in the town.
Kapustin Yar (air base) is near the town.
References
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External links
Official website of ZnamenskZnamensk Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Astrakhan Oblast
Naukograds