Shimanovsk is a town

Types of settlements in Russia

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 in Amur Oblast

Amur Oblast

Amur Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , situated about east of Moscow on the banks of the Amur and Zeya Rivers. It shares its border with the Sakha Republic in the north, Khabarovsk Krai and the Jewish Autonomous Oblast in the east, People's Republic of China in the south, and Zabaykalsky...

, Russia

Russia

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. Population: 22,267 (2002 Census

Russian Census (2002)

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Geography

Shimanovsk is located on the Bolshaya Pyora River, a right-hand tributary

Tributary

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 of the Zeya

Zeya River

Zeya River , 1,242 km long, is a northern tributary of the Amur River. It rises in the Tokiysky Stanovik mountain ridge, a part of the Stanovoy Range. The first Russian to enter the area was Vassili Poyarkov....

, some 250 km northwest of Blagoveshchensk

Blagoveshchensk

Blagoveshchensk is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. Population: -Early history of the region:The early residents of both sides of the Amur in the region of today's Blagoveshchensk were the Daurs and Duchers...

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History

The town was founded in conjunction with the construction of the Amur railway in 1910, originally named Pyora after the river on which it stands. It was renamed Gondatti in 1914 in honour of the then-governor of Amur Oblast, Nikolay Gondatti. In 1920, the town was renamed Vladimiro-Shimanovsky after Vladimir Shimanovsky, a railway engineer and member of the red army

Red Army

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 who was shot dead in Blagoveshchensk

Blagoveshchensk

Blagoveshchensk is a city and the administrative center of Amur Oblast, Russia. Population: -Early history of the region:The early residents of both sides of the Amur in the region of today's Blagoveshchensk were the Daurs and Duchers...

 during the Russian civil war

Russian Civil War

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It was granted town status and its name shortened to Shimanovsk in 1950.

During the construction of the Baikal Amur Mainline in the 1970s, Shimanovsk saw new growth as a center for production of construction materials.

Economy and infrastructure

The town's primary industries are production of heavy machinery and building materials. The corporation Kranspetsburmash produces cranes and drilling equipment in Shimanovsk.

The town has a railroad station (Shimanovskaya) on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Shimanovsk Airport

Shimanovsk Airport

Shimanovsk Airport is an airport in Russia located 4 km southwest of Shimanovsk. It primarily services general aviation and is a minor facility....

is situated 4 km southwest of the town.

External links

• Official city website