Privolzhsk


Privolzhsk is a types of [inhabited localities in Russia|town] and the administrative center of Privolzhsky District, [Ivanovo Oblast|Privolzhsky District] in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Shacha River northeast of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It has been known since 1485 as the village of Yakovlevskoye Bolshoye. The town of Privolzhsk was formed by merging the village of Yakovlevskoye and the neighboring settlements in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Privolzhsk serves as the administrative center of Privolzhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it used to be city of [federal subject significance|incorporated separately] as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the types of inhabited [localities in Russia|town] of Privolzhsk is incorporated within Privolzhsky Municipal District as Privolzhskoye Urban Settlement.

Notable residents