Vinny, Astrakhan Oblast
Vinny
Винный | |
|---|---|
Settlement | |
 Pryamaya Kartuba river in Vinny | |
  Vinny  Vinny | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′N 48°16′E / 46.467°N 48.267°E[1] | |
| Country | Russia |
| Region | Astrakhan Oblast |
| District | Volodarsky District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Saule Karabalaeva |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 756 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:00 (Astrakhan Time) |
| Postal code | 416174 |
Vinny (Russian: Винный) is a rural locality (a settlement) Volodarsky District, Astrakhan Oblast, Russia and the seat of the eponymous municipality. It is a majority-minority town primarily inhabited by ethnic Kazakhs.
History
[edit]First mentions of Vinny date back to around 1918.[2]
Infrastructure
[edit]Vinny is served by a public school, library, community center, post office and a few grocery stores. It is located immediately to the east of the highway connecting the city of Astrakhan with the Kazakhstan–Russia border.
Demographics
[edit]The population was 753 as of 2010.[3]
Ethnic composition
[edit]| Ethnicity | Number[4] | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Kazakhs | 473 | 62,6% |
| Russians | 224 | 29,6% |
| Belarusians | 5 | 0,7% |
| Tatars | 4 | 0,5% |
| Kyrgyzs | 3 | 0,4% |
| Uzbeks | 3 | 0,4% |
| Not stated | 44 | 5,8% |
| Total | 756 | 100% |
Geography
[edit]Vinny is located 29 km (18 mi) northwest of Volodarsky (the district's administrative centre) by road. Vorobyovsky is the nearest rural locality.[5]
Gallery
[edit]-
Lesnaya Street in Vinny -
Abandoned power station by the river -
Old cemetery on the Shaytan-Tyube hill -
Cows in the former kolkhoz fields
References
[edit]- ^ Карта поселка Винный в Астраханской области
- ^ "Памятник землякам-винновцам, погибшим в ВОВ". Патриотические проекты ОНФ. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. 1. Численность и размещение населения Астраханской области
- ^ Bespyatov T. "Astrakhan Oblast (2010)". Population statistics of Eastern Europe & former USSR. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Расстояние от Винного до Володарского
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