Kalach-na-Donu
Kalatsch -on-Don (Russian Калач - на - Дону ) is a town in Volgograd region in Russia with 26,910 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).
Location
History
The village was founded in 1708 as a small Cossack village called Kalatschewski. The place name Kalatsch is synonymous with " loop flow " because the river bed of the Dons up to its stowage made a sharp curve in this area in Russian. 1863 Kalatsch to build a route to Volgograd (then Tsaritsyn ) connected to the Russian railway network.
In the war against the Soviet Union 1941-1945, the area around Kalatsch, which was relatively close to the place of slaughter Stalingrad, highly competitive. Southeast of Kalatsch, the Red Army to unite two of its fronts, which allowed the final encirclement of the German 6th Army at Stalingrad. To commemorate this important front organization was the Monument Association of fronts situated in Kalatsch in the postwar period, which was designed by the renowned sculptor Yevgeny Vuchetich. In addition Kalatsch was Don in World War II scene of the so-called battle of encirclement in Kalatsch.
1951 Kalatsch received municipal rights and has since Kalatsch called on Don in order to avoid confusion with the homonymous city Kalatsch in the Voronezh Oblast.
Demographics
Note: Census data
Economy and Transport
As a river port city has Kalatsch -on-Don on a wharf and a petroleum warehouse. Furthermore, there are in the city metalworking, furniture and food industries.
Most important trunk road links to and from Kalatsch -on-Don is the M21 route. In addition, the city by ship and by train is accessible.
Further education institutions
- Branch of the State University Volgograd