Volsk
Sign in to saveVolsk () 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 () 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.