En Name: | Tsimlyansk |
Ru Name: | Цимлянск |
Coordinates: | 47.6478°N 42.0961°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Federal Subject: | Rostov Oblast |
Adm Data As Of: | October 2012 |
Adm District Jur: | Tsimlyansky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Tsimlyanskoye |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Urban settlement |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Tsimlyansky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Tsimlyanskoye Urban Settlement |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun Data As Of: | December 2004 |
Mun District Jur: | Tsimlyansky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Tsimlyanskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Tsimlyansky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Tsimlyanskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 15028 |
Established Date: | 1672 |
Current Cat Date: | 1961 |
Postal Codes: | 347320, 347323, 347325 |
Website: | http://tsimlyansk-gorod.ru/ |
Tsimlyansk (ru|Цимля́нск) is a town and the administrative center of Tsimlyansky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Don River, on the coast of Tsimlyansk Reservoir, 236km (147miles) northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was founded in 1672 by the Don Cossacks as Ust-Tsimla (Russian: Усть-Цимла). Until 1950, it was known as the stanitsa of Tsimlyanskaya (Russian: Цимля́нская). In 1950–1952, the stanitsa was resettled in the new location due to the construction of the Tsimlyansk Reservoir and the . It was granted town status in 1961.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsimlyansk serves as the administrative center of Tsimlyansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tsimlyansky District as Tsimlyanskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Tsimlyansky Municipal District.[2]