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'''Syzran''' ({{lang-rus|Сызрань|p=ˈsɨzrənʲ}}) is the third largest<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] in [[Samara Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the right bank of [[Saratov Reservoir]] of the [[Volga River]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2021=165,725|p2010=178,750|p2002=188,107|p1989=174,335}}{{Historical populations|1897|32000|1926|50000|1939|83000|1959|148391|1970|173347|1979|178498|1989|174335|2002|188107|2010|178750|2021|165725|type=|footnote=Source: Census data}}
'''Syzran''' ({{lang-rus|Сызрань|p=ˈsɨzrənʲ}}) is the third largest<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|city]] in [[Samara Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the right bank of [[Saratov Reservoir]] of the [[Volga River]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2021=165,725|p2010=178,750|p2002=188,107|p1989=174,335}}{{Historical populations|1897|32000|1926|50000|1939|83000|1959|148391|1970|173347|1979|178498|1989|174335|2002|188107|2010|178750|2021|165725|type=|footnote=Source: Census data}}
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==History==
==History==
Founded in 1683 as a [[Syzran Kremlin|fortress]], Syzran grew into an important trading center and was granted town status in 1796.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} One tower from the 17th-century fortress still stands. It is also the site of [[Syzran Bridge]], once the longest bridge in Europe.
Founded in 1683 as a [[Syzran Kremlin|fortress]], Syzran grew into an important trading center and was granted town status in 1796.{{citation needed|date=May 2010}} One tower from the 17th-century fortress still stands. It is also the site of [[Syzran Bridge]], once the longest bridge in Europe.
=== Russo-Ukrainian War ===
On the night of 18–19 February 2025, [[Ukraine]] launched a [[Drone warfare|drone attack]] against a [[Rosneft]] oil refinery in Syzran, with local [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channels claiming that the attack led to a fire in the area. Local governor [[Vyacheslav Fedorishchev]] claimed that there were no casualties, and that emergency services were working on site.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 February 2025 |title=Ukraine attacks oil refinery in Russia's Samara region, governor says |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-attacks-oil-refinery-russias-samara-region-governor-says-2025-02-19/ |access-date=21 February 2025 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=20 February 2025 |title=Russia's Syzran oil refinery suspended operations following a drone attack, sources say |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-syzran-oil-refinery-suspended-operations-following-drone-attack-sources-2025-02-19/ |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Warren |date=20 February 2025 |title=Ukraine war briefing: Russian attacks darken Odesa, Kupiansk hit by deadly bombing |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/20/ukraine-war-briefing-russian-attacks-darken-odesa-kupiansk-hit-by-deadly-bombing |access-date=20 February 2025 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>
On 4 March 2025, Ukraine launched another drone attack on Syzran. Governor Fedorishchev claimed that local air defence forces destroyed the drones that aimed to target an industrial enterprise, and that there were casualties. There were local reports of explosions and drones targeting an oil refinery in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |author=KATERYNA DANISHEVSKA |title=Drones attack Syzran oil refinery - Russians report explosions, fire started |url=https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/drones-attack-syzran-oil-refinery-russians-1741047727.html |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=RBC Ukraine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ukrainian Drones Strike Oil Facilities in Southern Russia |url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/03/04/ukrainian-drones-strike-oil-facilities-in-southern-russia-a88236 |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=The Moscow Times |language=en}}</ref>


==Administrative and municipal status==
==Administrative and municipal status==

Latest revision as of 10:57, 25 September 2025

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Syzran (Template:Lang-rus) is the third largest[1] city in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of Saratov Reservoir of the Volga River. Population: Template:Ru-census2021 Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[2] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[3]<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".

History

Founded in 1683 as a fortress, Syzran grew into an important trading center and was granted town status in 1796.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". One tower from the 17th-century fortress still stands. It is also the site of Syzran Bridge, once the longest bridge in Europe.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Syzran serves as the administrative center of Syzransky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[5] As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Syzran—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[6] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Syzran is incorporated as Syzran Urban Okrug.[7]

Economy

The city's main employers are a large oil refinery owned by Rosneft, OAO Tyazhmash heavy industry machinery metallurgy mechanical turbines related to electricity production (and working with Czech Blansko firm CKD Blansko on some works, like in South America), and the Syzran power station.

Notable people

Twin towns and sister cities

Syzran is twinned with:

References

Notes

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  4. Script error: No such module "Lang". (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 36 242, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
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Sources

External links

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