Spassk, Penza Oblast
Town in Penza Oblast, Russia
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Spassk (Russian: Спасск) is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District in Penza Oblast, Russia. Population: 7,442 (2010 census);[2] 7,628 (2002 census);[8] 8,299 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Spassk
Спасск | |
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Spassk central square | |
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  Spassk Location of Spassk  Spassk Spassk (Penza Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 53°56′N 43°11′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Penza Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Spassky District[1] |
| Town of district significanceSelsoviet | Spassk[1] |
| Founded | 1663 |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 7,442 |
• Estimate (2021) | 6,936 (−6.8%) |
| • Capital of | Spassky District,[1] town of district significance of Spassk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Spassky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Spassk Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Spassky Municipal District,[4] Spassk Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code[7] | 442600 |
| OKTMO ID | 56606101001 |
History
In 1648, an uncultivated field was discovered in Shatsky Uyezd and was given to a nearby monastery. In 1663, a village was established there, called Bogdanovo (Богданово).[citation needed] In 1779, it was renamed Spassk and made the seat of an uyezd by a decree of Catherine the Great.[citation needed] However, soon it became apparent that confusion would result since several other towns in Russia shared the name (notably Spassk-Ryazansky) and the town was officially renamed Spassk-na-Studentse (Спасск-на-Студенце).[citation needed] In 1925, a communist party conference in the uyezd resolved that the town be renamed Bednodemyanovsk (Беднодемьяновск) in honor of the poet Demyan Bedny.[citation needed] Bedny himself never visited the town, but was said to maintain a lively correspondence with its inhabitants. In 2005, the original name of the town was restored,[10] and the district was also renamed.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Spassk serves as the administrative center of Spassky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Spassky District as the town of district significance of Spassk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Spassk is incorporated within Spassky Municipal District as Spassk Urban Settlement.[3]