Medveditsa, Volgograd Oblast


Medveditsa is a rural locality and the administrative center of Medveditskoye Rural Settlement, Zhirnovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 2,404 as of 2010. There are 16 streets.
The locality was founded by Volga Germans as the colony of Frank on 16 May 1767.

Geography

Medveditsa is located in the steppe of the Volga Upland, on the left bank of the Medveditsa River, 13 km north of Zhirnovsk by road. Alexandrovka is the nearest rural locality.

Notable persons