Zainsk
Encyclopedia
Zainsk is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
, located on the Stepnoy Zay River (Kama
's tributary
), 287 kilometres (178.3 mi) east of Kazan
. It serves as the administrative center of Zainsky District
, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:
Nearby is Zainsk Reservoir
along the Zay.
It was founded in 1652–1656 as a fortress. It was granted urban-type settlement
status in 1962, and was known as Novy Zay until 1978, when it was granted town status and renamed Zainsk.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Stepnoy Zay River (Kama
Kama River
Kama is a major river in Russia, the longest left tributary of the Volga and the largest one in discharge; in fact, it is larger than the Volga before junction....
's tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
), 287 kilometres (178.3 mi) east of Kazan
Kazan
Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the...
. It serves as the administrative center of Zainsky District
Zainsky District
Zainsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the forty-three in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Zainsk . District's population: 16,103 ;...
, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population:
Nearby is Zainsk Reservoir
Zainsk Reservoir
Zainsk Reservoir or Zay Reservoir is a reservoir of the Zay River near Zainsk, Tatarstan, Russian Federation. It was filled in 1963 to be a cooling pond for Zainsk TTP. It has surface area 20.5 km², a length 12 km, mean width 1.7 km, mean depth 3.1 m and a volume 63 million cubic meters....
along the Zay.
It was founded in 1652–1656 as a fortress. It was granted urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
status in 1962, and was known as Novy Zay until 1978, when it was granted town status and renamed Zainsk.