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{{Short description|Town in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia}}
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|loc_name2=Чополт ош
|loc_lang2=Erzya
|other_name=Tömän ({{langx|tt-Cyrl|Төмән каласы|translit=Tömän kalası}})<ref>Akchurin M.M., Isheev M.R. Temnikov: The Town of a Tümen Commander. The History of Towns of the “Mordovian Peripheries” in the 15th–16th centuries. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2017. Vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 629–658. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2017-5-3.629-658</ref>
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|image_caption=Museum of Local History in Temnikov
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|postal_codes=431220, 431259
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|website=http://www.temnikovrm.ru
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{{Infobox
|title=Temnikov population
|label1=[[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]]
|data1=7,243<ref name="2010Census" />
|label2=[[Russian Census (2002)|2002 Census]]
|data2=8,375<ref name="2002Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}</ref>
|label3=[[Soviet Census (1989)|1989 Census]]
|data3=9,172<ref name="1989Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}</ref>
|label4=[[Soviet Census (1979)|1979 Census]]
|data4=7,354<ref name="1979Census">{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}</ref>
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'''Temnikov''' ({{langx|ru|Те́мников}}; {{langx|mdf|Темникав}}, ''Temnikav''; {{langx|myv|Чополт ош}}, ''Čopolt oš'') is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Temnikovsky District]] in the [[Republic of Mordovia]], [[Russia]]. As of the [[Russian Census (2010)|2010 Census]], its population was&nbsp;7,243.<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref>

==History==
{{Main|Temnikov Principality|l = Temnikov Principality|selfref = yes}}
The oldest town in the Republic of Mordovia,<ref name="OffSite">Official website of Temnikov. [http://temnikovrm.ru/history_city.html Historical Reference] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> it was established in 1536.<ref name="Est">''Republic of Mordovia. Administrative-Territorial Divisions'', p.&nbsp;6</ref> Town status was granted to it in&nbsp;1779.<ref name="Est" />

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Temnikov serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Temnikovsky District]].<ref name="RMordovia_adm">Law #7-Z</ref> As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Temnikovsky District as the '''[[town of district significance]] of Temnikov'''.<ref name="RMordovia_adm" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the town of district significance of Temnikov is incorporated within Temnikovsky Municipal District as '''Temnikovskoye Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="RMordoviaTemnikovskyD_mun">Law #124-Z</ref>

==Notable people ==
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*[[Dmitri Proshin (footballer, born 1974)|Dmitri Proshin]] (born 1974), footballer
*The [[WWII]] German pilot [[Rudolf Müller (pilot)|Rudolf Müller]], held by the Soviets as a prisoner of war, was on 21 October 1943 shot to death at Temnikov during an escape attempt.

==See also==
* [[Alena Arzamasskaia]]

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|mo|adm|law}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|mo|mun|list|temnikovsky}}
*Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. ''Республика Мордовия. Административно-территориальное деление на 1&nbsp;октября 1997&nbsp;г.'' (''Republic of Mordovia. Administrative-Territorial Divisions as of October&nbsp;1, 1997'') Типография "Красный Октябрь". Саранск, 1998.

{{Republic of Mordovia}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Mordovia]]
[[Category:Temnikovsky District]]
[[Category:Temnikovsky Uyezd]]