Country Russia Urban okrug Znamensk Urban Okrug Local time Sunday 7:55 AM | Federal subject Astrakhan Oblast Administrative center of Znamensk Urban Okrug | |
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Administratively subordinated to closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk Administrative center of closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk Weather 0°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 84% Humidity Points of interest Pamyatnik S.P. Korolyovu | ||
Znamensk (Russian: Знаменск) is a closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Population:29,401 (2010 Census); 32,068 (2002 Census).
Contents
- Map of Znamensk Astrakhan Oblast Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Education
- Transportation
- References
Map of Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia
History
It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1—the name which it had been known until 1992. Nowadays, Kapustin Yar is the name of a nearby rural locality. The military testing range is officially known as 4GCMP (4th State Central Interspecific Test-site). Town status was granted in 1962.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk is incorporated as Znamensk Urban Okrug.
Education
The town has twenty-one kindergartens, four middle schools, two gymnasium schools, a sports facility, and a branch of the Astrakhan State Institute.
Transportation
Railway station "Razyezd 85 km" on the Volgograd-Astrakhan railway branch is located in the town.