Leninsk, Volgograd Oblast

Leninsk (Russian Ленинск ) is a town with 15,504 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) in the Volgograd Oblast in Russia and the center of the same name Rajons the Oblast.

Geography

The city is located in the lowland area of the lower reaches of the Volga at the inflow Akhtuba, 52 km east of the regional capital of Volgograd. The nearest towns are Wolschski (33 km west of Leninsk ) and Snamensk (42 km east).

History

The village was founded in 1802 on the banks of Akhtuba as village called Prischib ( Пришиб ). The latter is a hydronym of the eponymous river, which flows into the Akhtuba, and means in Russian something like " ravine " or " steep riverbank ". Originally, the village was inhabited by settlers from the Russian root areas. Most of them were former peasants who produced mainly silk here. Overall, the early 19th century were around 1,300 families resettled in the Volga Delta.

Also in 1802 came in Prischib with the " Church of the Holy Mother of God of Kazan " the first church in the city.

Shortly after the October Revolution in 1919 Prischib received its present name in honor of the revolutionary leader Lenin. At the same time Ujesd (later Rajon ) formed Leninsk and declared the city its administrative center.

During the Second World War, Leninsk found anywhere else online the scenes of the Battle of Stalingrad. In order to secure supply routes, a railway line between Akhtubinsk and Stalingrad was built over Leninsk at this time. In addition, there were 24 hospitals during the war in Leninsk.

1963 was granted the city rights Leninsk.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy

Since in and around Leninsk in the postwar period to a large extent agriculture was built, the city is still regarded as the center of the food industry. Likewise, there are establishments for the manufacture of agricultural implements.