Temnikov
{{Short description|Town in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia}}
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|ru_name=Темников
|loc_name1=Темникав
|loc_lang1=Moksha
|loc_name2=Чополт ош
|loc_lang2=Erzya
|other_name=Tömän ({{langx|tt-Cyrl|Төмән каласы|translit=Tömän kalası}})Akchurin M.M., Isheev M.R. Temnikov: The Town of a Tümen Commander. The History of Towns of the “Mordovian Peripheries” in the 15th–16th centuries. Zolotoordynskoe obozrenie=Golden Horde Review. 2017. Vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 629–658. DOI: 10.22378/2313-6197.2017-5-3.629-658
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|image_skyline=Темниковский краеведческий музей.jpg
|image_caption=Museum of Local History in Temnikov
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|postal_codes=431220, 431259
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|website=http://www.temnikovrm.ru
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{{Infobox
|title=Temnikov population
|label1=2010 Census
|label2=2002 Census
|data2=8,375{{ru-pop-ref|2002Census}}
|label3=1989 Census
|data3=9,172{{ru-pop-ref|1989Census}}
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|data4=7,354{{ru-pop-ref|1979Census}}
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Temnikov ({{langx|ru|Те́мников}}; {{langx|mdf|Темникав}}, Temnikav; {{langx|myv|Чополт ош}}, Čopolt oš) is a town and the administrative center of Temnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,243.{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}
History
{{Main|Temnikov Principality|l = Temnikov Principality|selfref = yes}}
The oldest town in the Republic of Mordovia,Official website of Temnikov. [http://temnikovrm.ru/history_city.html Historical Reference] {{in lang|ru}} it was established in 1536.Republic of Mordovia. Administrative-Territorial Divisions, p. 6 Town status was granted to it in 1779.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Temnikov serves as the administrative center of Temnikovsky District.Law #7-Z As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Temnikovsky District as the town of district significance of Temnikov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Temnikov is incorporated within Temnikovsky Municipal District as Temnikovskoye Urban Settlement.Law #124-Z
Notable people
- Dmitri Proshin (born 1974), footballer
- The WWII German pilot Rudolf Müller, held by the Soviets as a prisoner of war, was on 21 October 1943 shot to death at Temnikov during an escape attempt.
See also
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|mo|adm|law}}
- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|mo|mun|list|temnikovsky}}
- Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Республика Мордовия. Административно-территориальное деление на 1 октября 1997 г. (Republic of Mordovia. Administrative-Territorial Divisions as of October 1, 1997) Типография "Красный Октябрь". Саранск, 1998.
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