Dimitrovgrad is a city in
Ulyanovsk OblastUlyanovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is Ulyanovsk, named for Vladimir Illyich Lenin's family name Ulyanov....
,
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the
Bolshoy Cheremshan RiverBolshoy Cheremshan is a river in Russia, the left tributary of the Volga. It falls to the Volga near Dimitrovgrad. The main inflows are Bolshaya Sulcha and Maly Cheremshan. The maximal discharge is 1660 m³/s and the minimal mineralization is 600-800 mg/l. The riverbed is meandering and the...
. Population:
The city was founded in the beginning of the 18th century for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848.
Until 1919, the city was considered a village (as of 1897, its population was 8,500). Until 1972, the city's name was
Melekess, after the river's name (Irani: Mal uguz, meaning "slow river").
Since 1972, the city's name is Dimitrovgrad, after the Bulgarian communist
Georgi DimitrovGeorgi Dimitrov Mikhaylov , also known as Georgi Mikhaylovich Dimitrov , was a Bulgarian Communist leader.- Early career :...
.
Dimitrovgrad's industry includes an auto parts manufacturer (
carburetorA carburetor or carburettor is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It was invented by Karl Benz before 1885 and patented in 1886...
s,
fuel pumpA fuel pump is a frequently essential component on a car or other internal combustion engined device. Many engines do not require any fuel pump at all, requiring only gravity to feed fuel from the fuel tank through a line or hose to the engine...
s), carpet manufacturing plant, and a chemical processing equipment manufacturer.
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Dimitrovgrad is a city in
Ulyanovsk OblastUlyanovsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . It is located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is Ulyanovsk, named for Vladimir Illyich Lenin's family name Ulyanov....
,
RussiaRussia , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia . It is a semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the
Bolshoy Cheremshan RiverBolshoy Cheremshan is a river in Russia, the left tributary of the Volga. It falls to the Volga near Dimitrovgrad. The main inflows are Bolshaya Sulcha and Maly Cheremshan. The maximal discharge is 1660 m³/s and the minimal mineralization is 600-800 mg/l. The riverbed is meandering and the...
. Population:
History
The city was founded in the beginning of the 18th century for workers of the local distillery, which was closed in 1848.
Until 1919, the city was considered a village (as of 1897, its population was 8,500). Until 1972, the city's name was
Melekess, after the river's name (Irani: Mal uguz, meaning "slow river").
Since 1972, the city's name is Dimitrovgrad, after the Bulgarian communist
Georgi DimitrovGeorgi Dimitrov Mikhaylov , also known as Georgi Mikhaylovich Dimitrov , was a Bulgarian Communist leader.- Early career :...
.
Industry
Dimitrovgrad's industry includes an auto parts manufacturer (
carburetorA carburetor or carburettor is a device that blends air and fuel for an internal combustion engine. It was invented by Karl Benz before 1885 and patented in 1886...
s,
fuel pumpA fuel pump is a frequently essential component on a car or other internal combustion engined device. Many engines do not require any fuel pump at all, requiring only gravity to feed fuel from the fuel tank through a line or hose to the engine...
s), carpet manufacturing plant, and a chemical processing equipment manufacturer. The city's main enterprise is the Federal Nuclear Research Center.
Education and culture
The city has twenty-two secondary schools, three lyceums, one
gymnasiumThe Gymnasium of Dimitrovgrad is a gymnasium secondary school in Dimitrovgrad, Russia. The school has a selective admissions policy. It was founded in 1996 by changing the status of High School Number 13. In January 2005 there were just over 1,000 students in grades 1-11 and 70 teachers. Despite...
, three branches of state universities and two branches of private higher educational institutions. There also is a drama theater in the city.