Marks, Russia
{{Short description|Town in Saratov Oblast, Russia}}
{{Other places|Marks (disambiguation){{!}}Marks}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
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| ru_name = Маркс
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| image_skyline = Stele of Marks.jpg
| image_caption = A stele at the entrance to Marks
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|43|N|46|45|E|display=inline,title}}
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| federal_subject = Saratov Oblast
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| established_date = 1767
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| current_cat_date = 1918
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| dialing_codes = 84567
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Marks ({{langx|ru|Маркс}}), also spelled Marx, named after Karl Marx, is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located {{convert|60|km|sp=us}} northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=31,531|p2002=32,849|p1989=31,908}}
It was previously known as Baronsk, Katharinenstadt (until 1920), Marxstadt (until 1941).
History
It was founded in 1767 as a Volga German community called Baronsk ({{lang|ru|Баронск}}), named so because the Dutchman Ferdinand Baron Caneau de Beauregard, who was a baron, founded the city.{{Cite book|title = Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland|url = https://archive.org/details/handbookfortrave00john_26|publisher = J. Murray|date = 1875-01-01|language = en}} It was soon renamed Katharinenstadt ({{lang|ru|Екатериненштадт}}; Yekaterinenshtadt, Jekaterinenstadt; 1915 - 1920 Yekaterinograd), after Catherine the Great. In 1918, it was granted town status and was the location for the administration of the Labour Commune of Volga Germans. It was renamed Marxstadt in 1919 ({{lang|ru|Марксштадт}}; Marksshtadt), after Karl Marx.{{cite web |title=Where is Ekaterinenshtadt? Cities Of Russia, April 29, 2010 |date=April 29, 2010 |url=http://wm-izhevsk.com/turizm/14638-gde-naxoditsya-ekaterinenshtadt-goroda-rossii.html |accessdate=7 June 2018}} In 1941, during the resettlement of Germans, the town was given its present name.{{citation needed|date=June 2010}}
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 administrative center of Marksovsky District,{{OKATO reference|63 226}} even though it is not a part of it.{{OKATO reference|63 422}} 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.{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} 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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- {{RussiaBasicLawRef|sar}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|sar|mun|list0}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|sar|mun|list|marksovsky}}
External links
{{Sister project auto}}
- Mojgorod.ru. [http://www.mojgorod.ru/saratov_obl/marks/ Entry on Marks] {{in lang|ru}}
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{{Saratov Oblast}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Saratov Oblast
Category:Nikolayevsky Uyezd (Samara Governorate)
Category:Populated places established in 1767