Obluchye, Jewish Autonomous Oblast Explained

En Name:Obluchye
Ru Name:Облучье
Other Name:אָבלוטשיע
Other Lang:Yiddish
Coordinates:49.0167°N 134°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Jewish Autonomous Oblast
Adm District Jur:Obluchensky District
Adm Ctr Of:Obluchensky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Obluchensky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Obluchensky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:9379
Established Date:1911
Current Cat Date:1938
Postal Codes:679100, 679102, 679104, 679109
Dialing Codes:42666

Obluchye (Russian: Облу́чье, Yiddish: אָבלוטשיע|oblutshye) is a town and the administrative center of Obluchensky District in the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Russia, located on the Khingan River, 159km (99miles) west of Birobidzhan, the administrative center of the autonomous oblast. Population:

History

Construction on a section of the Trans-Siberian Railway connecting Chita and Vladivostok began in 1898, starting at each end and meeting halfway. The project produced a large influx of new settlers and in 1911 a village was founded around the Obluchye railway station, the name of which roughly means the route passing around as the railway at this point travels through a large curve around the mountains.

The railway was completed in October 1916.[1]

Town status was granted to Obluchye in 1938.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Obluchye serves as the administrative center of Obluchensky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[2] As a municipal division, the town of Obluchye, together with five rural localities in Obluchensky District, is incorporated within Obluchensky Municipal District as Obluchenskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

The gold mining company Zoloto Zutary is based in the town. Other employers include the railway workshops connected to the town's station on the Trans-Siberian Railway.

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Underground Map.
  2. Law #982-OZ
  3. Law #338-OZ