5-537: Syzran (Russian: Сызрань , IPA: [ˈsɨzrənʲ] ) is the third largest city in Samara Oblast , Russia , located on the right bank of Saratov Reservoir of the Volga River . Population: 165,725 ( 2021 Census ) ; 178,750 ( 2010 Census ) ; 188,107 ( 2002 Census ) ; 174,335 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . Founded in 1683 as a fortress , Syzran grew into an important trading center and
10-561: The city of oblast significance of Syzran —an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts . As a municipal division , the city of oblast significance of Syzran is incorporated as Syzran Urban Okrug . The city's main employers are a large oil refinery owned by Rosneft , OAO Tyazhmash heavy industry machinery metallurgy mechanical turbines related to electricity production (and working with Czech Blansko firm CKD Blansko on some works, like in South America), and
15-782: The Dissolution of the Soviet Union , the task of developing and maintaining such classification in Russia was delegated to the federal subjects . While currently there are certain peculiarities to classifications used in many federal subjects, they are all still largely based on the system used in the RSFSR. In all federal subjects, the inhabited localities are classified into two major categories: urban and rural. Further divisions of these categories vary slightly from one federal subject to another, but they all follow common trends described below. In 1957,
20-671: The Syzran power station. Syzran is twinned with: Types of inhabited localities in Russia The classification system of inhabited localities in Russia and some other post-Soviet states has certain peculiarities compared with those in other countries. During the Soviet time, each of the republics of the Soviet Union , including the Russian SFSR , had its own legislative documents dealing with classification of inhabited localities. After
25-476: Was granted town status in 1796. One tower from the 17th-century fortress still stands. It is also the site of Syzran Bridge , once the longest bridge in Europe. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Syzran serves as the administrative center of Syzransky District , even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities , incorporated separately as
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