Gorodishche (Russian: Городи́ще) is a town and the administrative center of Gorodishchensky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Yulovka River (Sura's tributary) 48 kilometers (30 mi) east of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. The 2010 census found it had a population of 8096.
Gorodishche Городище | |
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Location of Gorodishche  | |
  Gorodishche Location of Gorodishche  Gorodishche Gorodishche (Penza Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 53°17′N 45°42′E / 53.283°N 45.700°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Gorodishchensky District[1] |
| Town of district significance | Gorodishche[1] |
| Founded | 1681[2] |
| Town status since | 1780[2] |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,096 |
| • Estimate (2018)[4] | 7,885 (−2.6%) |
| • Capital of | Gorodishchensky District,[1] town of district significance of Gorodishche[1] |
| • Municipal district | Gorodishchensky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Gorodishche Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Gorodishchensky Municipal District,[6] Gorodishche Urban Settlement[7] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [8]) |
| Postal code(s)[9] | 442310 |
| OKTMO ID | 56618101001 |
History
It was founded in 1681 as a fortress; town status was granted to it in 1780.[2]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorodishche serves as the administrative center of Gorodishchensky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gorodishchensky District as the town of district significance of Gorodishche.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gorodishche is incorporated within Gorodishchensky Municipal District as Gorodishche Urban Settlement.[5]
Notable residents
- Ivan Smirnov (1881–1936), Bolshevik revolutionary, Soviet politician and Communist Party functionary
References
Notes
Sources
- Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №774-ЗПО от 9 марта 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2484-ЗПО от 28 ноября 2013 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 15 Закона Пензенской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №6, стр. 49, 18 марта 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #774-ZPO of March 9, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2484-ZPO of November 28, 2013 On Amending Article 15 of the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Penza Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the day of the official publication.).
- Законодательное Собрание Пензенской области. Закон №690-ЗПО от 2 ноября 2004 г. «О границах муниципальных образований Пензенской области», в ред. Закона №2681-ЗПО от 4 марта 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Пензенской области "О границах муниципальных образований Пензенской области"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Пензенские губернские ведомости", №17 (без приложения), 16 ноября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Penza Oblast. Law #690-ZPO of November 2, 2004 On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Penza Oblast, as amended by the Law #2681-ZPO of March 4, 2015 On Amending the Law of Penza Oblast "On the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Penza Oblast". Effective as of after 10 days from the official publication.).
External links
- Gorodishche Business Directory (in Russian)
Media related to Gorodishche at Wikimedia Commons
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