Skip to content
Khvalynsk

File:Вид_на_Хвалынск_с_«Трёх_шишек».jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons

EntityQ197560· pop 46· linked from 119 articles

Khvalynsk is a river port town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located by the Volga River. Population: 16,000 (1974). It is located on the right bank of the Volga, at the foot of the Khvalynsk Mountains, northeast of Saratov and southwest of Samara.

Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Khvalynsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Хвалынск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Вид на Хвалынск с «Трёх шишек».jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption
View of the town from the Khvalynsk Hills
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
bottom
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Khvalynsk (Saratov oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Saratov Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur
Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
Khvalynsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur
Khvalynsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur
Khvalynsk Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
Khvalynsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2
Khvalynsk Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
13094
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
1556
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date
1780

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population
11593
Area
46
Elevation
50
Image
Khvalynsk Quay of Volga.jpg
Dialing code
84595
Show 4 more facts
inception
1556-00-00
Commons category
Khvalynsk
postal code
412780–412787
native label
Хвалынск
Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~2 min read

Article

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Notable people and culture
  • References
  • External links

Khvalynsk is a river port town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, located by the Volga River. Population: 16,000 (1974). It is located on the right bank of the Volga, at the foot of the Khvalynsk Mountains, northeast of Saratov and southwest of Samara.

The place name stems from the old Russian name of the Caspian Sea: Хвалынское море, or "Khvalyn Sea". The latter is derived from the name "Khwalis" for the inhabitants of Khwarezm. The town is the namesake of the Khvalynsk Hills and Khvalynsk culture.

Gallery (4)

On the map

2 mapped locations

Connections

Categories