Petrov Val Explained

En Name:Petrov Val
Ru Name:Петров Вал
Coordinates:50.15°N 58°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Volgograd Oblast
Adm District Jur:Kamyshinsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Petrov Val
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town of district significance
Adm Ctr Of:town of district significance of Petrov Val
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Kamyshinsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Petrov Val Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Petrov Val Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:13239
Current Cat Date:1988
Website:http://admpwal.ru/

Petrov Val (Russian: Петро́в Вал) is a town in Kamyshinsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ilovlya River (a tributary of the Don), 185km (115miles) north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

Early settlement in Petrov Val is date back to Don–Volga portage.the city is in the path of shortest path between Volga and Don River. Peter the Great decided to construct a canal between, Petrov Val Canal between Ilovlya and the Kamyshinka Rivers, and the city has been named in his honor. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1949 and town status in 1988.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Avilovsky, incorporated within Kamyshinsky District as the town of district significance of Petrov Val. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Petrov Val is incorporated within Kamyshinsky Municipal District as Petrov Val Urban Settlement.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #1022-OD