54°42′N 78°40′E / 54.700°N 78.667°E / 54.700; 78.667

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Zdvinsk (Russian: Здвинск) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Zdvinsky District of Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Kargat River. Population: 5,602 (2010 Russian census);[1] 5,611 (2002 Census);[2] 5,841 (1989 Soviet census).[3] Postal code: 632950. Dialing code: +7 38363.

Geography

The landscape of Zdvisk is plain; there are some forests and steppe areas around.

History

It was founded in 1773 as a farmed plot of land called Taskayevo (Таскаево). It grew in size in the following years and in 1896 was renamed Nizhny Kargat (Нижний Каргат). On June 7, 1933, it was given its present name, Zdvinsk, after a local revolutionary M. Zdvinsky who died in 1918. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1978, but was demoted back to a rural locality in 1992.

Transportation

Zdvinsk does not have direct railway access or an airport. The main paved road connects it to Barabinsk, a major railway station.

Notable residents

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