Volodarsk, Russia
{{Short description|Town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia}}
{{Other places|Volodarsk (disambiguation){{!}}Volodarsk}}
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Volodarsk ({{langx|ru|Волода́рск}}) is a town and the administrative center of Volodarsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Seyma River (Oka's tributary) {{convert|50|km|sp=us}} west of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=9,928|p2002=10,989|p1989=11,034}}
History
The village of Seyma on the Seyma River was first mentioned in the 15th century. Seyma's branch settlement of Olgino was renamed Volodarsk in 1920, after V. Volodarsky, a Russian revolutionary.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} In 1932, Volodarsk was granted urban-type settlement status, which absorbed the original village of Seyma. Town status was granted to it in 1956.{{cite book|title=Энциклопедия Города России|year=2003|publisher=Большая Российская Энциклопедия|location=Moscow|isbn=5-7107-7399-9|page=89}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Volodarsk serves as the administrative center of Volodarsky District.Order #3-od As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Volodarsky District as the town of district significance of Volodarsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Volodarsk is incorporated within Volodarsky Municipal District as Volodarsk Urban Settlement.Law #158-Z
References
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{{Nizhny Novgorod Oblast}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Category:Volodarsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Category:Former urban-type settlements of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast