Rtishchevo ( rus, Ртищево, p=ˈrtʲiɕːɪvə) is a

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, located west of

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, the

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of the

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. Population:

History

The village of Rtishchevo was first mentioned in 1666; the modern settlement was built near Rtishchevo railway station in 1871. It was granted town status in 1920.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rtishchevo serves as the

Rtishchevsky District Rtishchevsky District () 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 northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its ad ...

, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as Rtishchevo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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. As a municipal division, Rtishchevo Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated within Rtishchevsky Municipal District as Rtishchevo Urban Settlement.Law #117-ZSO

Military

It was home to the Rtishchevo air base.

Population trends

Rtishchevo is the Crossroad of the Ways 2014

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External links

Unofficial website of Rtishchevo
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