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| Volgograd (English) Волгоград (Russian) | |
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 Counterclockwise: The Motherland Calls, the railway station, Planetarium, The Metrotram, Panorama of the City, Gerhardt Mill, Mamayev Kurgan | |
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| Anthem | none |
| City Day | Second Sunday of September |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Volgograd |
| Municipal status | |
| Urban okrug | Volgograd Urban Okrug |
| Head | Alexander Chunakov[source?] |
| Representative body | City Duma |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) | 1,021,215 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 12th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+04:00) |
| Founded | 1589 |
| City status since | the end of the 18th century |
| Postal code(s) | 400000–400002, 400005–400012, 400015–400017, 400019–400023, 400026, 400029, 400031–400034, 400036, 400038–400040, 400042, 400046, 400048–400055, 400057–400059, 400062–400067, 400069, 400071–400076, 400078–400082, 400084, 400086–400089, 400093, 400094, 400096–400098, 400105, 400107, 400108, 400110–400112, 400117, 400119–400125, 400127, 400131, 400136–400138, 400700, 400880, 400890, 400899, 400921–400942, 400960–400965, 400967, 400970–400979, 400990–400993 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8442 |
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Volgograd, formerly called Tsaritsyn (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (1925–1961) is an industrial city of great importance, and the administrative center of Volgograd Oblast, Russia. It is 80 km long, north to south, on the western bank of the Volga River and has a population of over 1.011 million people. The city was made famous for its heroic resistance and bloody siege during the Battle of Stalingrad taking place during World War II.
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