Country Russia Urban okrug Otradny Urban Okrug Local time Tuesday 1:36 AM | Federal subject Samara Oblast Administrative center of Otradny Urban Okrug | |
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Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Otradny Administrative center of town of oblast significance of Otradny Weather 1°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 92% Humidity | ||
Otradny (Russian: Отра́дный) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Kinel River (Samara's tributary), 91 kilometers (57 mi) east of Samara. Population: 48,356 (2010 Census); 50,048 (2002 Census); 48,767 (1989 Census).
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Map of Otradny, Samara Oblast, Russia
History
The settlement of Otradnoye (Отра́дное) was founded in the beginning of the 1920s by the peasants of the village of Chernovka. In 1946, an oil-extracting settlement of Mukhanovo (Муханово) was established nearby, and in 1947 it was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Otradny. It grew and absorbed the settlement of Otradnoye, and in 1956 it was granted town status.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Otradny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Otradny is incorporated as Otradny Urban Okrug.