Tsivilsk

Town in the Chuvash Republic, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tsivilsk, also rendered Tzivilsk or Civilsk,[a] is a town and the administrative center of Tsivilsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located 37 kilometers (23 mi) from the republic's capital city of Cheboksary, at the crossroads of the highways from Nizhny Novgorod to Kazan and from Tsivilsk to Ulyanovsk. Population: 13,479(2010 census);[4] 12,967(2002 census);[8] 10,053(1989 Soviet census).[9]

ChuvashҪӗрпӳ
CountryRussia
Founded1589[2]
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
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Tsivilsk is located in Chuvash Republic
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Tsivilsk (Chuvash Republic)
Coordinates: 55°52′N 47°29′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectChuvashia[1]
Administrative districtTsivilsky District[1]
Urban settlementSelsovietTsivilskoye
Founded1589[2]
Town status since1781
Government
  BodyAssembly of Deputies[3]
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
  Total
13,479
  Estimate 
(2021)
12,762 (−5.3%)
  Capital ofTsivilsky District,[1] Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement
  Municipal districtTsivilsky Municipal District[5]
  Urban settlementTsivilskoye Urban Settlement[5]
  Capital ofTsivilsky Municipal District,[5] Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal codes[7]
429900, 429901Edit this on Wikidata
Dialing code+7 83545
OKTMO ID97641101001
Websitegov.cap.ru/Default.aspx?gov_id=477
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Tsivilsk The Virgin of Tikhvin Monastery Cathedral of Our Lady of Tikhvin, 2011

History

The original fortress at Tsivilsk was founded in 1589 as a Russian military outpost among the Chuvash population.[2]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Tsivilsk serves as the administrative center of Tsivilsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Tsivilsky District as Tsivilskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Tsivilsky Municipal District.[5]

Infrastructure

There is a 350-meter (1,150 ft) tall guyed mast used for FM- and TV-broadcasting in the town.

References

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