Marks (russian: Маркс), also spelled Marx, named after

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

, is a

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Saratov Oblast Saratov Oblast (russian: Сара́товская о́бласть, ''Saratovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Saratov. As of the 2010 Cen ...

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, located northeast of Saratov, the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located. In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...

of the

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Baronsk'', ''Yekaterinenshtadt'' (until 1920), ''Marksshtadt'' (until 1941).

History

It was founded in 1767 as a

Volga German The Volga Germans (german: Wolgadeutsche, ), russian: поволжские немцы, povolzhskiye nemtsy) are ethnic Germans who settled and historically lived along the Volga River in the region of southeastern European Russia around Saratov ...

community called Baronsk (), named so because the Dutchman Ferdinand Baron Caneau de Beauregard, who was a baron, founded the city. It was soon renamed Yekaterinenshtadt (; Jekaterinenstadt/Katharinenstadt; 1915 - 1920 Yekaterinograd), after Catherine the Great. In 1918, it was granted town status and in 1920 it was renamed Marksshtadt (; Marxstadt), after

. In 1941, during the resettlement of Germans, the town was given its present name. File:Christ the King church in Marks, Russia.jpg, Christ the King Catholic church File:Лютеранская церковь; Маркс 01.jpg, The old Lutheran church in 2017

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Marks serves as the

Marksovsky District Marksovsky District (russian: Ма́рксовский райо́н) is an administrativeCharter of Saratov Oblast and municipalLaw #78-ZSO district (raion), one of the thirty-eight in Saratov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the obl ...

, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Marks Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Marks Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Marksovsky Municipal District as Marks Urban Settlement.Law #97-ZSO

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*Mojgorod.ru
Entry on Marks
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Saratov Oblast Nikolayevsky Uyezd (Samara Governorate) Populated places established in 1767 German communities in Russia 1767 establishments in the Russian Empire Volga German people