Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast

Closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia

For other places with the same name, see Znamensk.

Town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia

Znamensk

Знаменск

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Coordinates: 48°35′N 45°45′E﻿ / ﻿48.583°N 45.750°E﻿ / 48.583; 45.750
Country| Russia
Federal subject| Astrakhan Oblast
Founded| 1948
Government

• City Head| V. N. Likh
Elevation

| 3 m (10 ft)
Population

(2010 Census)[1]

• Total| 29,401

Administrative status

• Subordinated to| closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk[2]
• Capital of| closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk[2]

Municipal status

• Urban okrug| Znamensk Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of| Znamensk Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone| UTC+4 (MSK+1 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]|

416540

Dialing code(s)| +7 85140
OKTMO ID| 12719000001
Website| www.znamensk.astranet.ru

Znamensk (‹See Tfd›Russian: Знаменск) is a closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Population: 29,401 (2010 Census)[1], 24,628 (2021 Russian census)[6]

## History

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It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1 to serve a missile test range known as Kapustin Yar. 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

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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.[2] As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk is incorporated as Znamensk Urban Okrug.[3]

## Education

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The town has twenty-one kindergartens, four middle schools, two gymnasium schools, a sports facility, and a branch of the Astrakhan State Institute.

## Transportation

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Railway station "Razyezd 85 km" on the Volgograd-Astrakhan railway branch is located in the town. Kapustin Yar (air base) is near the town.

## References

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### Notes

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1. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
2. ^ a b c Law #67/2006-OZ
3. ^ a b c Law #43/2004-OZ
4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
6. ^ "численность населения россии, федеральных округов, субъектов российской федерации, городских округов, муниципальных районов, муниципальных округов, городских и сельских поселений, городских населенных пунктов, сельских населенных пунктов с населением 3000 человек и более" [Population of Russia, federal districts, subjects of the Russian Federation, urban districts, municipal districts, municipal districts, urban and rural settlements, urban settlements, rural settlements with a population of 3,000 people or more] (XLSX). rosstat.gov.ru (in Russian).

### Sources

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* Государственная Дума Астраханской области. Закон №67/2006-ОЗ от 4 октября 2006 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Астраханской области», в ред. Закона №46/2017-ОЗ от 5 сентября 2017 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований и административно-территориальных единиц "Лебяжинский сельсовет", "Образцово-Травинский сельсовет", "Полдневский сельсовет" и внесении изменений в Закон Астраханской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом сельского, городского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района" и Закон Астраханской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Астраханской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Сборник законов и нормативных правовых актов Астраханской области", №47, 19 октября 2006 г. (State Duma of Astrakhan Oblast. Law #67/2006-OZ of October 4, 2006 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Astrakhan Oblast, as amended by the Law #46/2017-OZ of September 5, 2017 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations and the Administrative-Territorial Units of "Lebyazhinsky Selsoviet", "Obraztsovo-Travinsky Selsoviet", "Poldnevsky Selsoviet", and Amending the Law of Astrakhan Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them the Status of Rural, Urban Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District" and the Law of Astrakhan Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Astrakhan Oblast". Effective as of after ten days from the day of the official publication have passed.).
* Государственная Дума Астраханской области. Закон №43/2004-ОЗ от 6 августа 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом сельского, городского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района», в ред. Закона №47/2017-ОЗ от 5 сентября 2017 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Астраханской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований и наделении их статусом сельского, городского поселения, городского округа, муниципального района"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Астраханские известия", №34, 12 августа 2004 г. (State Duma of Astrakhan Oblast. Law #43/2004-OZ of August 6, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them the Status of Rural, Urban Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District, as amended by the Law #47/2017-OZ of September 5, 2017 On Amending the Law of Astrakhan Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them the Status of Rural, Urban Settlement, Urban Okrug, Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).

## External links

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Media related to Znamensk (Astrakhan oblast) at Wikimedia Commons

* Official website of Znamensk (in Russian)
* Znamensk Business Directory (in Russian)

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Administrative divisions of Astrakhan Oblast

Administrative center: Astrakhan • Rural localities

Districts|

* Akhtubinsky
* Chernoyarsky
* Ikryaninsky
* Kamyzyaksky
* Kharabalinsky
* Krasnoyarsky
* Limansky
* Narimanovsky
* Privolzhsky
* Volodarsky
* Yenotayevsky

Cities and towns|

* Akhtubinsk
* Kamyzyak
* Kharabali
* Narimanov
* Znamensk

Urban-type settlements|

* Ilyinka
* Kirovsky
* Krasnye Barrikady
* Liman
* Nizhny Baskunchak
* Verkhny Baskunchak
* Volgo-Kaspiysky

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Closed cities of the former Soviet Union

* Fokino
* Gadzhiyevo
* Krasnoznamensk
* Kurchatov, Kazakhstan
* Lesnoy
* Mezhgorye
* Mirny
* Norilsk
* Novouralsk
* Omutninsk
* Ostrovnoy
* Ozyorsk
* Polyarny
* Priozersk, Kazakhstan
* Raduzhny
* Sarov
* Severomorsk
* Seversk
* Shikhany
* Snezhinsk
* Snezhnogorsk
* Tryokhgorny
* Tsiolkovsky
* Vilyuchinsk
* Zaozyorsk
* Zarechny
* Zelenogorsk
* Zheleznogorsk
* Znamensk

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