Otradny, Samara Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Otradny.

Otradny (Russian: Отра́дный) is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Kinel River (Samara's tributary), 91 kilometers (57 mi) east of Samara. Population: 48,356 (2010 Census);^[2] 50,048 (2002 Census);^[6] 48,767 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Otradny Отрадный
Town
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Coordinates: 53°22′N 51°21′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Samara Oblast[1]
Founded	1920
Town status since	1956
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	48,356
• Rank	329th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Otradny[1]
• Capital of	town of oblast significance of Otradny[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Otradny Urban Okrug[3]
• Capital of	Otradny Urban Okrug[3]
Time zone	UTC+4 (MSK+1 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	446300
OKTMO ID	36724000001

History

The settlement of Otradnoye (Отра́дное) was founded in the beginning of the 1920s by the peasants of the village of Chernovka. In 1946, an oil-extracting settlement of Mukhanovo (Муханово) was established nearby, and in 1947 it was granted urban-type settlement status and renamed Otradny. It grew and absorbed the settlement of Otradnoye, and in 1956 it was granted town status.^[8]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Otradny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Otradny is incorporated as Otradny Urban Okrug.^[3]

Sister city

• Bačka Palanka, Serbia