Syzran ( rus, Сызрань, p=ˈsɨzrənʲ) is the third largest
city
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in
Samara Oblast
Samara Oblast ( rus, Сама́рская о́бласть, r=Samarskaya oblast, p=sɐˈmarskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Samara. From 1935 to 1991, it was known as Kuyb ...
,
Russia
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, located on the right bank of
Saratov Reservoir
Saratov Reservoir (russian: Саратовское водохрани́лище) is an artificial lake in the lower part of the Volga River in Russia formed by the dam of the Saratov Hydroelectric Station situated in the city of Balakovo. Fillin ...
of the
Volga River
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. Population:
History
Founded in 1683 as a
fortress
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, Syzran grew into an important trading center and was granted town status in 1796. One tower from the 17th-century fortress still stands. It is also the site of
Syzran Bridge, once the longest bridge in Europe.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Syzran serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Syzransky District
Syzransky District (russian: Сы́зранский райо́н) is an administrativeCharter of Samara Oblast, Article 52 and municipalLaw #189-GD district (raion), one of the twenty-seven in Samara Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west ...
,
even though it is not a part of it.
As an administrative division, it is, together with three
rural localities
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, incorporated separately as the
city of oblast significance of Syzran—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
[Charter of Samara Oblast''] As a
municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Syzran is incorporated as Syzran Urban Okrug.
[Law #189-GD]
Economy
The city's main employers are a large oil refinery owned by
Rosneft
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,
OAO Tyazhmash heavy industry machinery metallurgy mechanical turbines related to electricity production (and working with Czech
Blansko
Blansko (; german: Blanz) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Svitava River on the border of the Moravian Karst. It is mainly an industrial town.
Administrative parts
Vil ...
firm
CKD Blansko on some works, like in South America), and the Syzran power station.
Twin towns and sister cities
Syzran is
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
* Twinning inst ...
with:
*
Pingdingshan
Pingdingshan (), also known as Eagle City ( zh, s=鹰城, p=Yīngchéng, t=鷹城), is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province, China. It had 4,904,701 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 1,756,333 lived in the built-up (or metro) are ...
,
Henan
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, China (November 28, 2000)
Notable people
*
Konstantin Fedin, novelist and literary functionary
*
Alexey Tolstoy
Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy (russian: link= no, Алексей Николаевич Толстой; – 23 February 1945) was a Russian writer who wrote in many genres but specialized in science fiction and historical novels.
Despite having ...
, writer
*
Arkady Ostrovsky, composer
*
Andrei Sinyavsky
Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky (russian: Андре́й Дона́тович Синя́вский; 8 October 1925 – 25 February 1997) was a Russian writer and Soviet dissident known as a defendant in the Sinyavsky–Daniel trial in 1965.
Sinyavsk ...
, writer
*
Mikhail Korniyenko
Mikhail Borisovich Kornienko (Михаил Борисович Корниенко; born 15 April 1960) is a Russian cosmonaut. Kornienko served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 23/ 24 and was selected alo ...
, cosmonaut
*
Glukoza
Natalya Ilinichna Ionova (russian: link=no, Наталья Ильинична Ионова; born 7 June 1986), better known by her stage name Glukoza ( rus, Глюкоза, p=ɡlʲʊˈkozə, ''glucose''), is a Russian singer.
Biography
Ionova ...
, singer
*
Viktor Nikitin, singer
*
Ekaterina Vetkova, handball player
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of Syzran*
Old photos of Syzran
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Cities and towns in Samara Oblast
Populated places on the Volga
Syzransky Uyezd