Okulovka (town), Novgorod Oblast
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative district | Okulovsky District1 |
| Administrative center of | Okulovsky District1 |
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| Municipal district | Okulovsky Municipal District2 |
| Urban settlement | Okulovskoye Urban Settlement2 |
| Administrative center of | Okulovsky Municipal District, Okulovskoye Urban Settlement2 |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 12,464 inhabitants3 |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00)4 |
| Founded | 18515 |
| Town status since | 19655 |
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Okulovka (Russian: Оку́ловка) is a town and the administrative center of Okulovsky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia,1 located in the Valdai Hills, on the Peretna River, 140 kilometers (87 mi) east of Veliky Novgorod. Municipally, it is incorporated as a part of Okulovskoye Urban Settlement in Okulovsky Municipal District.2 Population: 12,464 (2010 Census);3 14,470 (2002 Census);6 17,197 (1989 Census).7
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History
Settlements located in the current area of Okulovsky district were first mentioned in chronicles in 1495 as belonging to Derevskaya pyatina. However, the settlement of Okulovka is only known since 1851 and appeared in connection with the construction of the Nikolayevskaya Railway which connected Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Okulovka developed first as a settlement serving the railway stations, and eventually industries proliferated.5 It initially belonged to Borovichsky Uyezd. In the beginning of the 20th century, it was the administrative center of Okulovskaya Volost of Malovishersky Uyezd of Novgorod Governorate.
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished, and Okulovsky District was established, with the center in the settlement of Okulovka. Novgorod Governorate was abolished as well, and Okulovka belonged to Borovichi Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On July 23, 1930 the okrugs were abolished, and the districts became directly subordinate to the oblast. Okulovka and the nearby settlement of Parakhino-Poddubye were both granted the status of an urban-type settlement on June 25, 1928. On July 5, 1944, Okulovsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast and remained there ever since.8 Okulovsky District was not occupied by German troops during World War II; however, being adjacent to the front line, Okulovka played an important role.
In 1964, the urban-type settlements of Okulovka and Parakhino-Poddubye were merged to form the town of Okulovka, which became the administrative center of Okulovsky District.5
Economy
Industry
There are three big factories in Okulovka, which produce wire, electronics, and furniture. There are also smaller-scale enterprises of textile industry and of food industry.9
Transportation
Okulovka is an important station on the Moscow – Saint Petersburg Railway, the first long-distance railway constructed in Russia, opened in 1851 and built as a straight line. Another line to Nebolchi via Lyubytino branches off north-east. Okulovka is a terminal station for suburban trains, which leave in three directions, to Bologoye, Malaya Vishera, and Nebolchi. Most of the long-distance trains call at Okulovka as well.
The historical building of the railway station was demolished in 2003 under the pretext of the construction of the speed rail tracks for the Sapsan train. Money was allocated for the construction of the new station building, but as of 2011, the construction did not start.10
Okulovka is connected by roads with Borovichi, Tikhvin via Lyubytino, Bologoye via Lykoshino, and Kresttsy. There are also local roads.
Culture and recreation
Okulovka contains twenty-nine cultural heritage monuments of local significance.11 These include pre-1917 houses and workshops, monuments to fallen soldiers and one archaeological site.
Okulovka hosts the Miklukho-Maklay Okulovka District Museum.12 It is named after Nicholas Miklouho-Maclay, a Russian ethnographer notable for his studies of indigenous pupolation of Papua. Miklouho-Maclay was born in the current area of Okulovsky District, where his father, a construction engineer, was involved in the railroad construction.
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 49 228 501», в ред. изменения №193/2012 от 1 января 2013 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 49 228 501, as amended by the Amendment #193/2012 of January 1, 2013. ).
- ^ a b c d Law #355-OZ
- ^ a b "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ a b c d "Историческая справка" (in Russian). Администрация Окуловского муниципального района. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров." [All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989) (in Russian). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Снытко, О.В.; et al (2009). С.Д. Трифонов, Т.Б. Чуйкова, Л.В. Федина, А.Э. Дубоносова, ed. Административно-территориальное деление Новгородской губернии и области 1727-1995 гг. Справочник (in Russian). Saint Petersburg. p. 123. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ "Социально-экономическая информация" (in Russian). Администрация Окуловского муниципального района. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ Размахнин, Антон (December 4, 2011). ""Сапсан" должен быть разрушен?". Свободная Пресса (in Russian). Retrieved January 28, 2012.
- ^ "Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved January 25, 2011.
- ^ "Районный краеведческий музей им. Н.Н.Миклухо-Маклая" (in Russian). Комитет по делам молодежи, культуры и туризма Администрации Окуловского муниципального района. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
Sources
- Новгородская областная Дума. Областной Закон №559-ОЗ от 11 ноября 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Новгородской области», в ред. Областного Закона №43-ОЗ от 4 апреля 2012 г «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Новгородской области"». Вступил в силу 1 января 2006 г. Опубликован: "Новгородские ведомости", №75, 23 ноября 2005 г. (Novgorod Oblast Duma. Oblast Law #559-OZ of November 11, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #43-OZ of April 4, 2012 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Novgorod Oblast". Effective as of January 1, 2006.).
- Администрация Новгородской области. Постановление №121 от 8 апреля 2008 г. «Об реестре административно-территориального устройства области», в ред. Постановления №784 от 29 ноября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в реестр административно-территориального устройства области». Опубликован: "Новгородские ведомости", №49-50, 16 апреля 2008 г. (Administration of Novgorod Oblast. Resolution #121 of April 8, 2008 On the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Novgorod Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #784 of November 29, 2012 On Amending the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Novgorod Oblast. ).
- Новгородская областная Дума. Областной закон №355-ОЗ от 2 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, входящих в состав территории Окуловского муниципального района, наделении их статусом городских и сельских поселений, определении административных центров и перечня населённых пунктов, входящих в состав территорий поселений», в ред. Областного закона №120-ОЗ от 3 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые областные Законы, содержащие перечни населённых пунктов, входящих в состав территорий поселений». Вступил в силу со дня, следующего за днём официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Новгородские ведомости", №82, 15 декабря 2004 г. (Novgorod Oblast Duma. Oblast Law #355-OZ of December 2, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Within the Territory of Okulovsky Municipal District, on Granting Them the Status of Urban and Rural Settlements, on Establishing Their Administrative Centers, and on Compiling the Lists of Inhabited Localities Within the Settlement Territories, as amended by the Oblast Law #120-OZ of October 3, 2012 On Amending Various Oblast Laws Containing the Registries of the Inhabited Localities on the Territories of the Settlements. Effective as of the day following the day of the official publication.).
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