Saratov
City in Saratov Oblast, Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saratov (UK: /səˈrɑːtɒf/ sə-RAH-tof,[13] US: /-təf/ -təf;[14][15] Russian: Саратов, pronounced [sɐˈratəf] ⓘ) is the largest city and administrative center of Saratov Oblast, Russia, and a major port on the Volga River. As of the 2021 Census,[update] Saratov had a population of 901,361, making it the 17th-largest city in Russia by population. Saratov is 389 kilometres (242 mi) north of Volgograd, 442 kilometres (275 mi) south Samara, and 858 kilometres (533 mi) southeast of Moscow.
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Saratov
Саратов | |
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Coordinates: 51°32′N 46°01′E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Saratov Oblast[1] |
Founded | ca. 1590[2] |
City status since | 1708[2] |
Government | |
• Body | City Duma[3] |
• Head[3] | Mikhail Isayev[4] |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 837,900 |
• Estimate (2018)[6] | 844,858 (+0.8%) |
• Rank | 16th in 2010 |
• Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Saratov[7][8] |
• Capital of | Saratov Oblast,[1] Saratovsky District[8] |
• Urban okrug | Saratov Urban Okrug[9] |
• Capital of | Saratov Urban Okrug,[9] Saratovsky Municipal District[10] |
Time zone | UTC+4 (MSK+1 [11]) |
Postal code(s)[12] | 410000–410005, 410007–410010, 410012, 410015, 410017–410019, 410022, 410023, 410025, 410028–410031, 410033–410042, 410047–410056, 410059, 410060, 410062–410065, 410068, 410069, 410071, 410074, 410076, 410078, 410080, 410082, 410086, 410700, 410880, 410890, 410899, 410960–410965, 410999 |
Dialing code(s) | +7 8452 |
OKTMO ID | 63701000001 |
Website | www |
The city stands near the site of Uvek, a city of the Golden Horde. Tsar Feodor I of Russia likely developed Saratov as a fortress to secure Russia's southeastern border. Saratov developed as a shipping port along the Volga and was historically important to the Volga Germans, who settled in large numbers in the city before they were expelled before and during World War II.
Saratov is home to a number of cultural and educational institutions, including the Saratov Drama Theater, Saratov Conservatory, Radishchev Art Museum, Saratov State Technical University, and Saratov State University.