Krasnoslobodsk, Volgograd Oblast
Krasnoslobodsk
Краснослободск | |
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Crop research institute building in Krasnoslobodsk | |
Location of Krasnoslobodsk | |
| Coordinates: 48°42′N 44°34′E / 48.700°N 44.567°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administrative district | Sredneakhtubinsky District |
| Town of district significance | Krasnoslobodsk |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Town status since | 1955 |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 15,998 |
| • Capital of | town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk |
| • Municipal district | Sredneakhtubinsky Municipal District |
| • Urban settlement | Krasnoslobodsk Urban Settlement |
| • Capital of | Krasnoslobodsk Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 404160 |
| OKTMO ID | 18651107001 |
| Website | web |
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Krasnoslobodsk (Russian: Краснослобо́дск) is a town in Sredneakhtubinsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Volga River across from Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,998 (2010 Census); 14,359 (2002 Census); 13,533 (1989 Soviet census).
Krasnoslobodsk has the geographical peculiarity of being located on (at the western end of) one of the largest inland river islands in the world.