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Also known as Marx

town in Saratov Oblast, Russia

Key facts

Country
Russia
Federal subject
Saratov Oblast
Elevation
20 m (66 ft)
Total
31,531
Estimate 2021
28,749 ( −8.8% )
Subordinated to
Marks Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Capital of
Marksovsky District , Marks Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal district
Marksovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement
Marks Urban Settlement
Time zone
UTC+4 ( MSK+1 )
Postal codes
413090, 413092, 413093
Dialing code
+7 84567

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Encyclopedic overview

Marks (Russian: Маркс), also spelled Marx, named after Karl Marx, is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located 60 kilometers (37 mi) northeast of Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 31,531 (2010 census); 32,849 (2002 census); 31,908 (1989 Soviet census).

It was previously known as Baronsk, Katharinenstadt (until 1920), Marxstadt (until 1941).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Marks” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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