Nizhny Lomov Explained

En Name:Nizhny Lomov
Ru Name:Нижний Ломов
Coordinates:53.5167°N 83°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Nizhny Lomov (Penza oblast).png
Federal Subject:Penza Oblast
Adm District Jur:Nizhnelomovsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Nizhny Lomov
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town of district significance
Adm Ctr Of1:Nizhnelomovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Nizhny Lomov Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Nikolsk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:22678
Established Date:1636
Current Cat Date:1780
Postal Codes:442150–442153, 442169
Website:http://gnlomov.nlomov.pnzreg.ru/

Nizhny Lomov (Russian: Ни́жний Ломо́в) is a town and the administrative center of Nizhnelomovsky District in Penza Oblast, Russia, located on the Lomov River (Oka's basin), on the M5 Highway 109km (68miles) northwest of Penza, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was founded as an outpost in 1636 as part of the Belgorod Line defense system.[1] It was later known as Lomovskaya sloboda, Lomovsky posad, and the village of Nizhny Lomov. Town status was granted to it in 1780.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nizhny Lomov serves as the administrative center of Nizhnelomovsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Nizhnelomovsky District as the town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Nizhny Lomov is incorporated within Nizhnelomovsky Municipal District as Nizhny Lomov Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nlomov.net/PlanGoroda.htm
  2. Law #774-ZPO
  3. Law #690-ZPO