Zimovniki
Зимовники | |
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Coordinates: 47°08′42″N 42°28′00″E / 47.14500°N 42.46667°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Rostov Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Zimovnikovsky District[1] |
Founded | 1898 |
Population | |
• Total | 18,070 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [2]) |
Postal code(s)[3] | 347460 |
OKTMO ID | 60619417101 |
Zimovniki (Russian: Зимовники) is a rural locality (a posyolok) in Zimovnikovsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: 18,070 (2010 Russian census);[1] 17,705 (2002 Census).[4] It is also the administrative center of Zimovnikovsky District.
The history of Zimovniki village began in 1898. At this time the construction of Tikhoretskaya-Tsaritsyn railway line was being carried out. This railway had a station called Kalmytskaya. Around it a village began to grow, which was surrounded by numerous pasters (in Russian they are called Zimovniki). The station and the village quickly became a place for fairs, where livestock was sold and sendt it by rail. In 1904 Kalmytskaya station was renamed into Zimovniki station.[5]
In 1924, Zimovnikovsky District was established, and the village became a its administrative center. According to population census data of 1926, 2,885 people lived in the village of Zimovniki, and the majority of the population were Ukrainians ― 1,731, and Russians ― 798.[6] The population grew rapidly. According to the 1939 census, there already were already 9,439 people living in the village, including 4722 men and 4717 women.[7]