Zhigulevsk


Zhigulevsk is a types of [inhabited localities in Russia|town] in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River in the Samara Bend near the Zhiguli Mountains, west of Samara. The population was

Etymology

The name Zhigulevsk is taken from the Zhiguli Mountains, but they are named for an earlier settlement of Zhigulevka, itself probably named for an early inhabitant, Zhegul.

History

The town occupies the territories of former villages of Otvazhnoye and Morkvashi. The work settlement of Otvazhny was built here to develop the oil deposits. In 1949, it was merged with the villages and renamed Zhigulevsk. It was granted town status in 1952.
Besides oil, the town also develops limestone deposits.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated as the city of [federal subject significance|town of oblast significance] of Zhigulevsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the Samara Oblast|districts]. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk is incorporated as Zhigulevsk urban okrug.

Notable people