Kalach-na-Donu (Russian: Кала́ч-на-Дону́), or Kalach-on-the-Don, is a town and the administrative center of Kalachyovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Don River, 72 kilometers (45 mi) west of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 17,624 (2021 Census);[10] 26,910 (2010 Russian census);[5] 26,882 (2002 Census);[11] 22,979 (1989 Soviet census).[12]
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Coordinates: 48°42′N 43°31′E / 48.700°N 43.517°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kalachyovsky District[1] |
Town of district significance | Kalach-na-Donu[2] |
Founded | 1708[3] |
Town status since | April 18, 1951[4] |
Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 26,910 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 23,947 (−11%) |
• Capital of | Kalachyovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Kalach-na-Donu[2] |
• Municipal district | Kalachyovsky Municipal District[7] |
• Urban settlement | Kalachevskoye Urban Settlement[7] |
• Capital of | Kalachyovsky Municipal District,[7] Kalachevskoye Urban Settlement[7] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [8]) |
Postal code(s)[9] | 404507 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 84472 |
OKTMO ID | 18616101001 |
Website | www |
History
It was founded in 1708 as a Cossack sloboda and was originally called Kalach (Калач).[3]
In World War II, the town lent its name to an armored clash between the German 6th Army and the Soviet 64th and 1st Tank Armies from July 25 to August 11, 1942.[13] About three months later, during Operation Uranus, several Soviet tank corps encircled the besieging German 6th Army in Stalingrad by capturing Kalach, thus cutting off German supply routes.
It was granted town status on April 18, 1951.[4] At the same time, its name was changed to Kalach-na-Donu, to distinguish it from an eponymous town in Voronezh Oblast.[3]By Construction of Volga–Don Canal in 1952, The city become the end point of the canal.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kalach-na-Donu serves as the administrative center of Kalachyovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the settlement of Dom otdykha, incorporated within Kalachyovsky District as the town of district significance of Kalach-na-Donu.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kalach-na-Donu is incorporated within Kalachyovsky Municipal District as Kalachevskoye Urban Settlement.[7]
References
Notes
Sources
- Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №994-ОД от 20 января 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Калачевского района и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №1453-ОД от 28 апреля 2007 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Волгоградской области от 20 января 2005 г. №994-ОД "Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Калачевского района и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №13, 26 января 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #994-OD of January 20, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kalachevsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #1453-OD of April 28, 2007 On Amending the Law of Volgograd Oblast #994-OD of January 20, 2005 "On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kalachevsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
External links
Media related to Kalach-na-Donu at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Kalach-na-Donu (in Russian)
- Kalach-na-Donu Business Directory (in Russian)