Kamyshin

Kamyshin (Russian Камышин ) is a city on the right bank of the Volga River in southern Russia. It lies at the Volgograd reservoir halfway between Saratov and Volgograd. In Kamyshin the river flows Kamyschinka (Russian Камышинка ) in the reservoir. The city has 119 565 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ), making it the third largest city in the Volgograd Oblast.

History

Kamyshin was founded in 1668 as a village, and was occasionally used in the 18th century as a fortress.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Sports

The city is represented by the football club Tekstilschtschik Kamyshin.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Denis Kolodin ( b. 1982 ), football player
  • Alexei Maressjew (1916-2001), pilot
  • Viktor Chernov (1873-1952), politician
Volgograd Oblast Vehicle registration plates of Russia OKATO FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin Administrative divisions of Volgograd Oblast Mikhaylovka, Volgograd Oblast Uryupinsk Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast Raion Gorodishche, Volgograd Oblast Yelan, Volgograd Oblast Kalach-na-Donu Krasnoslobodsk, Volgograd Oblast Leninsk, Volgograd Oblast Nikolayevsk Novoanninsky (town) Zhirnovsk Serafimovich (town) Srednyaya Akhtuba Svetly Yar, Svetloyarsky District, Volgograd Oblast
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