Volsk () is a

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, located on the right bank of the

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, opposite the mouth of the Bolshoy Irgiz (a

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of the Volga), northeast from

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, the

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of the

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. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 55,035.

History

It was founded in 1699 as the ''

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'' of Malykovka () and was granted town status and renamed Volgsk () in 1780. In the 19th century, the name gradually changed to a more pronounceable "Volsk". After the

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of 1917, Volsk became a major center of

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production.

2019 Volsk school attack

On the morning of May 28, 2019. 15-year-old seventh-grader Daniil Pulkin threw two Molotov cocktails and hit a 12-year-old girl on the head with an axe , after which he fled the scene of the crime. The attacker was detained the same day.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volsk serves as the

of Volsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with the work settlement of

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and three rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Volsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #21-ZSO As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Volsk is incorporated within Volsky Municipal District as Volsk Urban Settlement.Law #86-ZSO

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External links

Wolsk.ru
unofficial website of Volsk {{Authority control Cities and towns in Saratov Oblast Volsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1699 Populated places on the Volga 1699 establishments in Russia