Zhigulyovsk

Also known as Zhigulevsk

Zhigulevsk () is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River in the Samara Bend near the Zhiguli Mountains, west of Samara. The population was

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Zhigulevsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Жигулёвск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Yabl ovrag.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Yablonevy Ovrag, a part of Zhigulyovsk
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: bottom
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Zhigulyovsk (Samara oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Zhigulyovsk (Samara oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Samara Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: town of oblast significance of Zhigulevsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town

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Etymology
History
Administrative and municipal status
Notable people
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Zhigulevsk () is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River in the Samara Bend near the Zhiguli Mountains, west of Samara. The population was

==Etymology== The name Zhigulevsk is taken from the Zhiguli Mountains, but they are named for an earlier settlement of Zhigulevka, itself probably named for an early inhabitant, Zhegul ().