Dimitrovgrad, Russia

Dimitrovgrad (English) Димитровград (Russian)
-  City[1]  -
Dimitrovgrad railway station
Location of Ulyanovsk Oblast in Russia
Dimitrovgrad Location of Dimitrovgrad in Ulyanovsk Oblast
Coordinates: 54°11′N 49°35′E / 54.183°N 49.583°ECoordinates: 54°11′N 49°35′E / 54.183°N 49.583°E
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status (as of July 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Ulyanovsk Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad[1]
Administrative center of	Melekessky District,[1] city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2011)
Urban okrug	Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of	Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug,[2] Melekessky Municipal District[2]
Head	Nikolay Gorshenin
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	122,580 inhabitants[3]
- Rank in 2010	133rd
Time zone	SAMT (UTC+04:00)[4]
City status since	1919
Previous names	Melekess (until 1972)
Postal code(s)[5]	4335Ñ…Ñ…
Dialing code(s)	+7 84235
Official website
Dimitrovgrad on Wikimedia Commons

Church of St. George the Victorious in Dimitrovgrad

Dimitrovgrad (Russian: Димитровгра́д) is a city in Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Bolshoy Cheremshan River. Population: 122,580 (2010 Census);^[3] 130,871 (2002 Census);^[6] 123,570 (1989 Census).^[7]

History

It was founded in the beginning of the 18th century as a village for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848. As of 1897, its population was 8,500, and in 1919 it was granted town status. Until 1972, the city's name was Melekess (Мелекесс), after the river.

On July 15, 1972, the city's name was changed to Dimitrovgrad, celebrating the 90th birthday of the Bulgarian former communist leader, Georgi Dimitrov.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dimitrovgrad serves as the administrative center of Melekessky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Dimitrovgrad is incorporated as Dimitrovgrad Urban Okrug.^[2]

Economy

The city's leading enterprise, located 6 km (4 mi) to the south-west, is the country's Federal Nuclear Research Institute. One of the institute's eight atomic reactors provides Dimitrovgrad with district heating.

Dimitrovgrad's industry also includes an auto parts manufacturer (Dimitrovgrad Automobile Parts Plant, carburetors, fuel pumps), a carpet manufacturing plant (Kovrotex), and a chemical processing equipment manufacturer (Dimitrovgradkhimmash and Zenith Khimmash).

Education and culture

The city has a variety of educational institutions. It has twenty-two secondary schools, three lyceums, one gymnasium, three branches of state universities, and two branches of private higher educational institutions. There also is a drama theater in the city.

Sports

• The bandy team Cheremshan^[8] plays in Supreme League, the second highest national division. At the 2016 Bandy World Championship the quarterfinal between Russia and United States was played in Dimitrovgrad^[9] at Stadium Stroitel (Строитель),^[10] as well as the group stage match between Netherlands and Germany in Division B. Artificial ice was supposed to be constructed for the occasion,^[11] which did not happen.
• Match first qualifying round UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 2014: Turkey - Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0.

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Dimitrovgrad is twinned with:

• Lida, Belarus
• Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
• Qayraqqum, Tajikistan
• Drohobych, Ukraine
• Aleksin, Russia
• Kuznetsk, Russia
• Obninsk, Russia

Gallery

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  Trading house of Korobov

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  Drama Theatre. Historical monument: the place of speech of the prominent state leader Mikhail Kalinin

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  Tereshkova Street

References

Notes

1. Law #126-ZO
2. Law #043-ZO
3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Ð¤ÐµÐ´ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð»ÑŒÐ½Ñ‹Ð¹ закон â„–107-ФЗ Ð¾Ñ‚ 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона â„–248-ФЗ от 05 апреля 2016 г. Â«Ðž внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу Ð¿Ð¾ истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", â„–120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of April 05, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
6. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов â€“ районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 Ñ‚ысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
7. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 Ð³. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 Ð³Ð¾Ð´Ð° [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
9. Short video from above of the quarterfinal between Russia and USA
10. Стадион «Строитель», Димитровград

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Ð—акон â„–126-ЗО Ð¾Ñ‚ 3 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона â„–225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. Â«Ðž внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Опубликован: "Ульяновская правда", â„–77 (22.513), 6 октября 2006 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #126-ZO of October 3, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". ).
• Законодательное Собрание Ульяновской области. Ð—акон â„–043-ЗО Ð¾Ñ‚ 13 июля 2004 г. «О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области», в ред. Закона â„–225-ЗО от 29 декабря 2014 г. Â«Ðž внесении изменений в Закон Ульяновской области "О муниципальных образованиях Ульяновской области" и Закон Ульяновской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ульяновской области"». Вступил в силу Ñ‡ÐµÑ€ÐµÐ· десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Деловой Вестник", â„–78(2818), 20 июля 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Ulyanovsk Oblast. Law #043-ZO of July 13, 2004 On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast, as amended by the Law #225-ZO of December 29, 2014 On Amending the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Municipal Formations of Ulyanovsk Oblast" and the Law of Ulyanovsk Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ulyanovsk Oblast". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication.).

External links

• Pictures of Dimitrovgrad