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Also known as Minzälä

Menzelinsk (; ) is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River near its confluence with the Kama, from the republic's capital of Kazan. Population: 15,800 (1973).

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Menzelinsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Мензелинск
Russian inhabited locality.loc_name1
Минзәлә
Russian inhabited locality.loc_lang1
Tatar
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Sovh im Vorovsky 2007.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
left
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Menzelinsk (Tatarstan).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Republic of Tatarstan
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur
Menzelinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of
Menzelinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
Menzelinsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
Menzelinsk Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
Menzelinsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2
Menzelinsk Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.area_km2
7.4
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
16476
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
1584–1586

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Wikidata facts

Official language
Russian
Population
16008
Area
10
Elevation
90
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Official website
www.menzelinsk.ru
Image
Menzelinsk gorod.jpg
Dialing code
85555
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Commons category
Menzelinsk
inception
1586-01-01
postal code
423700
topic's main category
Category:Menzelinsk
native label
Мензелинск
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Economy
  • Demographics
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources

Menzelinsk (; ) is a town and the administrative center of Menzelinsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Menzelya River near its confluence with the Kama, from the republic's capital of Kazan. Population: 15,800 (1973).

==History== It was founded in 1584–1586 and was granted town status in 1781, when it was a part of Ufa Governorate. Menzelinsk Fair was a notable event in the 19th century and in the beginning of the 20th century. The town served as the administrative center of a kanton in 1920–1930 and as the district administrative center since then.

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

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