Kamyshin

Kamyshin Камышин
City[1]
View of Kamyshin from the Volgograd Reservoir
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Kamyshin
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Coordinates: 50°05′N 45°24′E / 50.083°N 45.400°E / 50.083; 45.400
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Volgograd Oblast[2]
Founded	1667
City status since	1780
Government
• Head	Alexander Chunakov
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	119,565
• Rank	136th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	city of oblast significance of Kamyshin[2]
• Capital of	Kamyshinsky District,[1] city of oblast significance of Kamyshin[2]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Kamyshin Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Kamyshin Urban Okrug,[4] Kamyshinsky Municipal District[5]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [6])
Postal code(s)[7]	403870—403895
Dialing code(s)	+7 84457[8][9]
OKTMO ID	18715000001
Website	www.admkamyshin.info

Kamyshin (Russian: Камышин, IPA: [kɐˈmɨʂɨn]) is a city in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volgograd Reservoir of the Volga River, in the estuary of the Kamyshinka River. Its population was 119,565 at the  (2010 Census).^[3] Past populations for Kamyshin include 127,891 at the  (2002 Census)^[10] and 122,463 as of the  (1989 Soviet census).^[11]

It was founded in 1667 on the left bank of the Kamyshinka River.^{[citation needed]} In 1710, all of its inhabitants were relocated to the fortress of Dmitriyevsk (Дмитриевск) on the opposite bank of the river. In 1780, the name was changed to Kamyshin and it was granted town status.^{[citation needed]} In the 19th century, Kamyshin turned into a merchant city with sawmills and windmills. It was formerly famous for its watermelon trade.

Near Kamyshin, the Volga is quite close—17 kilometers (11 mi)—to the upper reaches of the Ilovlya River, the tributary of the Don. The distance between the sources of the Kamyshinka River, the tributary of the Volga, and the Ilovlya is only a little more than 4 kilometers (2.5 mi). In this place in ancient times there existed a portage ("volok") many times used by the troops invading the land of the Khazars, and moving from the Don basin to the Volga. In the 16th century, the Turkish Sultan Selim II attempted to build a canal here.^[12] A similar effort was later made by Peter the Great who built the fort, originally named Petrovsk, to protect workmen during the (unfinished) construction of the canal.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kamyshin serves as the administrative center of Kamyshinsky District,^[1] even though it is not a part of it.^[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the city of oblast significance of Kamyshin—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[2] As a municipal division, the city of oblast significance of Kamyshin is incorporated as Kamyshin Urban Okrug.^[4]

The city lies within the humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfa) zone, and experiences four distinct seasons.

FC Tekstilshchik Kamyshin now plays in Russian Second Division; however, in 1992-1996 the club played in the top tier of Russian association football, achieving fourth place in 1993. This was followed by the campaign in the UEFA Cup where Tekstilshchik reached the second round.

Near Kamyshin, there is a 330-meter (1,080 ft) tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to the tallest man-made structures in Volgograd Oblast.

• Olexander Chyrkov, university professor^{[citation needed]}
• Alexey Maresyev, flying ace
• Pavel Smurov, former Russian professional footballer
• Oleg Polyakov, footballer

• Opava, Czech Republic

• Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №139-ОД от 7 октября 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Волгоградской области», в ред. Закона №107-ОД от 10 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Волгоградской области в связи с приведением их в соответствие с Уставом Волгоградской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №207, 1 ноября 1997 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #139-OD of October 7, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Volgograd Oblast, as amended by the Law #107-OD of July 10, 2015 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Volgograd Oblast to Ensure Compliance with the Charter of Volgograd Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №986-ОД от 31 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом города Камышина». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №10, 21 января 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #986-OD of December 31, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to the City of Kamyshin. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
• Волгоградская областная Дума. Закон №1022-ОД от 5 марта 2005 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Камышинского района и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №1669-ОД от 28 апреля 2008 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Волгоградской области от 5 марта 2005 г. №1022-ОД "Об установлении границ и наделении статусом Камышинского района и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волгоградская правда", №48, 19 марта 2005 г. (Volgograd Oblast Duma. Law #1022-OD of March 5, 2005 On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kamyshinsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #1669-OD of April 28, 2008 On Amending the Law of Volgograd Oblast #1022-OD of March 5, 2005 "On Establishing the Borders and Granting the Status to Kamyshinsky District and the Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

Media related to Kamyshin at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Kamyshin (in Russian)
• Kamyshin Business Directory (in Russian)