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Volsk () is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, opposite the mouth of the Bolshoy Irgiz (a tributary of the Volga), northeast from Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 55,035.

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Volsk is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volga River northeast of the regional capital, Saratov. As of 2021, it had a population of approximately 55,000 residents.

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Volsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Вольск
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Троицкий_собор_в_городе_Вольске,_Саратовская_область.jpg
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Trinity Church in Volsk
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top
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Coat of Arms of Volsk (Saratov oblast).png
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Saratov Oblast
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town of oblast significance of Volsk
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Volsky District
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town of oblast significance of Volsk
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Town
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Volsky Municipal District
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Volsk Urban Settlement
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Volsky Municipal District
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Volsk Urban Settlement
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66508
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank
234th
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
1699

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Population
52825
Area
148
Elevation
90
Official website
www.вольск.рф
Image
Троицкий собор в городе Вольске, Саратовская область.jpg
Dialing code
84593
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Commons category
Volsk
inception
1690-01-01
postal code
412900
native label
Вольск
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  • 2019 Volsk school attack
  • Administrative and municipal status
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Volsk () is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, opposite the mouth of the Bolshoy Irgiz (a tributary of the Volga), northeast from Saratov, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 55,035.

==History== It was founded in 1699 as the sloboda of Malykovka () and was granted town status and renamed Volgsk () in 1780. In the 19th century, the name gradually changed to a more pronounceable "Volsk". After the October Revolution of 1917, Volsk became a major center of cement production.

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