Yershov, Saratov Oblast

It was founded as a settlement serving the Yershovo railway station, which was opened in 1893 and named after the engineer who was in charge of building it.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} Town status was granted to Yershov in 1963.

In 1897, Yershov was first mentioned in the report of the Zemstvo Council of Novouzensky district as a settlement. Until October 1917, Yershov was part of the Novouzensky district of the Samara province.

By the beginning of the First World War, several private enterprises had opened in the city, and the population reached 1,000 people. At that time, the population mainly consisted of railroad workers.

During the years of Soviet rule, the city of Yershov was greatly transformed: the first newspaper was founded, the city became the district center, and in 1963 it received the status of a city.

There were no military operations in the city during the Second World War.

{{Weather box

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|Jan record high C = 7.3

|Feb record high C = 8.4

|Mar record high C = 20.2

|Apr record high C = 30.5

|May record high C = 36.6

|Jun record high C = 40.1

|Jul record high C = 41.5

|Aug record high C = 41.2

|Sep record high C = 36.1

|Oct record high C = 26.8

|Nov record high C = 17.7

|Dec record high C = 8.6

|Jan high C = -6.3

|Feb high C = -5.9

|Mar high C = 0.8

|Apr high C = 13.8

|May high C = 22.5

|Jun high C = 27.3

|Jul high C = 29.7

|Aug high C = 28.4

|Sep high C = 21.2

|Oct high C = 11.9

|Nov high C = 1.7

|Dec high C = -4.6

|Jan mean C = -9.5

|Feb mean C = -9.7

|Mar mean C = -3.3

|Apr mean C = 7.7

|May mean C = 15.9

|Jun mean C = 20.6

|Jul mean C = 22.9

|Aug mean C = 21.3

|Sep mean C = 14.5

|Oct mean C = 6.7

|Nov mean C = -1.6

|Dec mean C = -7.7

|Jan low C = -12.9

|Feb low C = -13.3

|Mar low C = -7.1

|Apr low C = 2.4

|May low C = 9.3

|Jun low C = 14.0

|Jul low C = 16.2

|Aug low C = 14.6

|Sep low C = 8.8

|Oct low C = 2.5

|Nov low C = -4.4

|Dec low C = -10.8

|Jan record low C = -40.7

|Feb record low C = -35.8

|Mar record low C = -30.7

|Apr record low C = -19.0

|May record low C = -4.6

|Jun record low C = -0.6

|Jul record low C = 6.0

|Aug record low C = 1.9

|Sep record low C = -6.2

|Oct record low C = -15.0

|Nov record low C = -28.9

|Dec record low C = -35.8

|Jan precipitation mm = 29

|Feb precipitation mm = 23

|Mar precipitation mm = 28

|Apr precipitation mm = 30

|May precipitation mm = 32

|Jun precipitation mm = 39

|Jul precipitation mm = 34

|Aug precipitation mm = 27

|Sep precipitation mm = 42

|Oct precipitation mm = 36

|Nov precipitation mm = 28

|Dec precipitation mm = 30

|source 1 = www.pogodaiklimat.ru

{{cite web

| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/34186.htm

| title = Климат Ершова- Погода и климат

| access-date = 12 December 2021

| language = ru}}

}}

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yershov serves as the administrative center of Yershovsky District,{{OKATO reference|63 217}} to which it is directly subordinated.Law #78-ZSO stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #82-ZSO, which describes the borders and the composition of Yershovsky Municipal District, lists the town of Yershov as a part of that municipal district. The Law #21-ZSO does not enumerate any administrative division types below the district level. As a municipal division, the town of Yershov, together with four rural localities, is incorporated within Yershovsky Municipal District as Yershov Urban Settlement.Law #82-ZSO

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• Mojgorod.ru. [http://www.mojgorod.ru/saratov_obl/ershov/index.html Entry on Yershov] {{in lang|ru}}

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