Knyaginino, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

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Knyaginino (Russian: Княги́нино) is a town and the administrative center of Knyagininsky District in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Imza River, 107 kilometers (66 mi) southeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 6,708(2010 census);[2] 6,838(2002 census);[6] 6,374(1989 Soviet census).[7]

CountryRussia
First mentionedsecond half of
the 16th century
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Knyaginino is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
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Coordinates: 55°49′N 45°02′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast[1]
Administrative districtKnyagininsky District[1]
Town of district significanceSelsovietKnyaginino[1]
First mentionedsecond half of
the 16th century
Town status since1998
Population
  Total
6,708
  Estimate 
(2021)
6,447 (−3.9%)
  Capital ofKnyagininsky District,[1] town of district significance of Knyaginino[1]
  Municipal districtKnyagininsky Municipal District[3]
  Urban settlementKnyaginino Urban Settlement[3]
  Capital ofKnyagininsky Municipal District,[3] Knyaginino Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code[5]
606340
OKTMO ID22633101001
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History

It was first mentioned in the second half of the 16th century as an estate of Mikhail Vorotynsky.[citation needed] In 1779, it was granted town rights. At that time, it was known as Knyaginin (Княгинин); this name was used until 1917.[citation needed] In 1926, it was demoted to a rural locality (selo) status. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1968 and town status in 1998.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Knyaginino serves as the administrative center of Knyagininsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the village of Gorshkovo, incorporated within Knyagininsky District as the town of district significance of Knyaginino.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Knyaginino is incorporated within Knyagininsky Municipal District as Knyaginino Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

Major industrial enterprises in Knyaginino include a milk plant, a textile factory, and a fur manufacture.

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