Serafimovich (town)
{{Short description|Town in Volgograd Oblast, Russia}}
{{Other uses|Serafimovich (disambiguation){{!}}Serafimovich}}
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Serafimovich ({{langx|ru|Серафимо́вич}}) is a town and the administrative center of Serafimovichsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the River Don, {{convert|160|km|sp=us}} northwest of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=9,368|p2002=9,939|p1989=10,040}}
History
It was founded in 1589 as the stanitsa of Ust-Medveditskaya ({{lang|ru|Усть-Медведицкая}}).{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} In 1933, it was granted town status and renamed Serafimovich after the writer Alexander Serafimovich, who was born and lived here.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Serafimovich serves as the administrative center of Serafimovichsky District.{{OKATO reference|18 250}} As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Serafimovichsky District as the town of district significance of Serafimovich.{{OKATO reference|18 250 501}} As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Serafimovich is incorporated within Serafimovichsky Municipal District as Serafimovich Urban Settlement.Law #979-OD
References
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{{Volgograd Oblast}}
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