Temnikov

For other uses, see Temnikov (disambiguation).

Temnikov (Russian: Те́мников; Moksha: Темникав, Temnikav; Erzya: Чополт ош, Čopolt oš) is a town and the administrative center of Temnikovsky District in the Republic of Mordovia, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 7,243.^[5]

Temnikov Темников Tömän (Tatar: Төмән каласы, romanized: Tömän kalası)[1] (Tatar)
Town[2]
Other transcription(s)
• Moksha	Темникав
• Erzya	Чополт ош
• Tatar	Tömän (Tatar: Төмән каласы, romanized: Tömän kalası)[3]
Museum of Local History in Temnikov
Coat of arms
Location of Temnikov
Temnikov Location of Temnikov Show map of Russia Temnikov Temnikov (Republic of Mordovia) Show map of Republic of Mordovia
Coordinates: 54°38′N 43°14′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Mordovia[2]
Administrative district	Temnikovsky District[2]
Town of district significance	Temnikov[2]
Founded	1536[4]
Town status since	1779[4]
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	7,243
Administrative status
• Capital of	Temnikovsky District,[2] town of district significance of Temnikov[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Temnikovsky Municipal District[6]
• Urban settlement	Temnikovskoye Urban Settlement[6]
• Capital of	Temnikovsky Municipal District,[6] Temnikovskoye Urban Settlement[6]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [7])
Postal code(s)[8]	431220, 431259
Dialing code(s)	+7 83445
OKTMO ID	89649101001
Website	www.temnikovrm.ru

Temnikov population

2010 Census	7,243[5]
2002 Census	8,375[9]
1989 Census	9,172[10]
1979 Census	7,354[11]

History

Main article: Temnikov Principality

The oldest town in the Republic of Mordovia,^[12] it was established in 1536.^[4] Town status was granted to it in 1779.^[4]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Temnikov serves as the administrative center of Temnikovsky District.^[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Temnikovsky District as the town of district significance of Temnikov.^[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Temnikov is incorporated within Temnikovsky Municipal District as Temnikovskoye Urban Settlement.^[6]

Notable people

• Dmitri Proshin (born 1974), footballer
• The WWII German pilot Rudolf Müller, held by the Soviets as a prisoner of war, was on 21 October 1943 shot to death at Temnikov during an escape attempt.

See also

• Alena Arzamasskaia