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Ardatov (town), Republic of Mordovia

Ardatov Ардатов
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Erzya	Орданьбуе
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Ardatov
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Coordinates: 54°51′N 46°14′E / 54.850°N 46.233°E / 54.850; 46.233
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Mordovia[1]
Administrative district	Ardatovsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Ardatov[1]
First mentioned	1671
Town status since	1780
Elevation	147 m (482 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	9,400
Administrative status
• Capitalof	Ardatovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Ardatov[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Ardatovsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Ardatov Urban Settlement[3]
• Capitalof	Ardatovsky Municipal District,[3] Ardatov Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	431860, 431861, 431899
OKTMOID	89603101001

Ardatov (Russian: Арда́тов; Erzya: Орданьбуе, Ordańbuje) is a town and the administrative centerofArdatovsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located on the Alatyr River 114 kilometers (71 mi) northeast of Saransk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 9,400.^[2]

History[edit]

It was first mentioned in 1671 as the village of Ardatovo (Арда́тово) and was granted town status in 1780.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ardatov serves as the administrative centerofArdatovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Ardatovsky District as the town of district significance of Ardatov.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Ardatov is incorporated within Ardatovsky Municipal District as Ardatov Urban Settlement.^[3]

Notable people[edit]

• Iya Arepina (1930–2003), Soviet/Russian actress
• Mikhail Nikolaevich Gernet (1874–1953), Soviet criminologist and legal historian
• Ivan Pozharsky (1905–1938), Soviet military commissar and posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union

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Sources[edit]

• Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Закон №7-З от 23 марта 1998 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Мордовия», в ред. Закона №44-З от 15 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в пункт 25 Приложения к Закону Республики Мордовия "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Мордовия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №54, 25 марта 1998 г. (State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. Law #7-Z of March 23, 1998 On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Mordovia, as amended by the Law #44-Z of June 15, 2015 On Amending Item 25 of the Appendix to the Law of the Republic of Mordovia "On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Mordovia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Закон №115-З от 28 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Ардатовского муниципального района, Ардатовского муниципального района и наделении их статусом сельского поселения, городского поселения и муниципального района», в ред. Закона №36-З от 26 мая 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Приложения 29 и 30 Закона Республики Мордовия "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Ардатовского муниципального района, Ардатовского муниципального района и наделении их статусом сельского поселения, городского поселения и муниципального района"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №198-22, 30 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. Law #115-Z of December 28, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Ardatovsky Municipal District, of Ardatovsky Municipal District, and on Granting Them the Status of a Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement, and Municipal District, as amended by the Law #36-Z of May 26, 2014 On Amending Appendices 29 and 30 of the Law of the Republic of Mordovia "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Ardatovsky Municipal District, of Ardatovsky Municipal District, and on Granting Them the Status of a Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement, and Municipal District". Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).

External links[edit]

• Official website of Ardatov (in Russian)
• Directory of organizations in Ardatov (in Russian)