Kamyshin (English) Камышин (Russian)
—  Inhabited locality  —
Location of Kamyshin on the map of Russia
Coordinates: 50°05′00″N 45°24′00″E / 50.0833333°N 45.4°E / 50.0833333; 45.4Coordinates: 50°05′00″N 45°24′00″E / 50.0833333°N 45.4°E / 50.0833333; 45.4
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Volgograd Oblast
In administrative jurisdiction of	Volgograd Oblast[citation needed]
Municipal status
Head[citation needed]	Aleksandr Chunakov[citation needed]
Representative body	City Duma[citation needed]
Statistics
Area	81 km2 (31.3 sq mi)[citation needed]
Population (2002 Census)	127,891 inhabitants[1]
- Rank	127th
- Density	1,579 /km2 (4,100/sq mi)[2]
Time zone	MSK/MSD (UTC+3/+4)
Founded	1668[3]
Postal code(s)	403870—403895[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 84457[4][5]
Official website	http://admvol.vlz.ru/

Kamyshin Municipal Museum

Kamyshin (Russian: Камы́шин) is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River, at 50°4′N 45°24′E / 50.067°N 45.4°E / 50.067; 45.4. Population: 127,891 (2002 Census); 101,000 (1972); 24,000 (1939).

Kamyshin was founded in 1667 on the left bank of the Kamyshinka River. In 1710, all of its inhabitants were relocated to the fortress on the opposite bank of the river. This settlement was named Dmitriyevsk. In 1780, the name twas changed to Kamyshin. In the 19th century, Kamyshin turned into a merchant city with sawmills and windmills. It was formerly famous for its watermelon trade. Alexei Petrovich Maresiev, a Russian flying ace, was born in Kamyshin.

FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin now plays in Russian Second Division, however in 1992-1996 the club played in the top tier of Russian football, achieving 4th place in 1993. This was followed by the campaign in UEFA Cup where Tekstilshchik reached the second round.

Near Kamyshin, there is a 330 metres tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to the tallest manmade structures in Wolgograd Oblast.

[edit] Sister City

• Opava, Czech Republic.

[edit] References

1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи 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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://perepis2002.ru/ct/html/TOM_01_04_1.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-19. 
2. ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2002 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the Census (2002).
3. ^ http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/632687/Volzhsky
4. ^ http://www.megaross.ru/freebies/phonecode-ru.html
5. ^ http://www.hella.ru/code/city/volgograd_code.htm

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