Local time Wednesday 5:09 PM | Town of district significance Petrov Val | |
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Municipal district Kamyshinsky Municipal District Weather 5°C, Wind W at 32 km/h, 45% Humidity | ||
Petrov Val (Russian: Петро́в Вал) is a town in Kamyshinsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ilovlya River (a tributary of the Don), 185 kilometers (115 mi) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 13,239 (2010 Census); 14,721 (2002 Census); 13,752 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Petrov Val Volgograd Oblast Russia 403840
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- References
Map of Petrov Val, Volgograd Oblast, Russia, 403840
History
It grew out of the construction of the Volga–Don Canal between the Ilovlya and the Kamyshinka Rivers, started by Peter the Great in 1698 but abandoned soon after. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1949 and town status in 1988.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Avilovsky, incorporated within Kamyshinsky District as the town of district significance of Petrov Val. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Petrov Val is incorporated within Kamyshinsky Municipal District as Petrov Val Urban Settlement.