Balashov (town)
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "other uses". Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Balashov (Template:Langx) is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the Khopyor River. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2] It was previously known as Balashovo (until 1780).[3]
History
It has been known as the selo of Balashovo (Script error: No such module "Lang".) since the end of the 18th century.[3] In 1780, it was granted town status and became known as Balashov.[3]
Between 1954 and 1957, it was the capital of the Balashov Oblast of Russian SFSR.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Balashov serves as the administrative center of Balashovsky District,[4] even though it is not a part of it.[5] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction[5]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". As a municipal division, Balashov Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Balashovsky Municipal District as Balashov Urban Settlement.[6]
Military
It was home to the Balashov air base.
Geography
The town is located on the Khopyor River.
Climate
Balashov has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfa) with long cold winters and warm, often hot summers.
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Notable people
- Denis Baryshnikov, footballer
- Yuri Garnaev, test-pilot
- Anatoly Vlasov, theoretical physicist prominent in the fields of statistical mechanics, kinetics, and especially in plasma physics.
References
Notes
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- ↑ 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 63 208, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ↑ a b 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 63 410, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
- ↑ Law #101-ZSO
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Sources
External links
- Official website of Balashov Template:In lang
- Directory of organizations in Balashov Template:In lang
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