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Rodniki, Ivanovo Oblast

Rodniki (English)
Родники (Russian)
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Map of Russia - Ivanovo Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Ivanovo Oblast in Russia
Rodniki is located in Ivanovo Oblast
Rodniki
Rodniki
Location of Rodniki in Ivanovo Oblast
Coordinates: 57°07′N 41°44′E / 57.117°N 41.733°E / 57.117; 41.733Coordinates: 57°07′N 41°44′E / 57.117°N 41.733°E / 57.117; 41.733
Administrative status (as of October 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Ivanovo Oblast
Administrative district Rodnikovsky District
Administrative center of Rodnikovsky District
Municipal status (as of December 2009)
Municipal district Rodnikovsky Municipal District
Urban settlement Rodnikovskoye Urban Settlement
Administrative center of Rodnikovsky Municipal District, Rodnikovskoye Urban Settlement
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 26,310 inhabitants
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)
Known since 1606
Town status since 1918
Postal code(s) 155250–155252

Rodniki (Russian: Родники́, lit. springs) is a town and the administrative center of Rodnikovsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Yuksha River, 54 kilometers (34 mi) northeast of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 26,310 (2010 Census);28,447 (2002 Census);32,088 (1989 Census).

It has been known since 1606 and was granted town status in 1918.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rodniki serves as the administrative center of Rodnikovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it used to be incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.

As a municipal division, the town of Rodniki is incorporated within Rodnikovsky Municipal District as Rodnikovskoye Urban Settlement.

Near Rodniki, at 57°05′24″N 41°44′02″E / 57.09000°N 41.73389°E / 57.09000; 41.73389, there is a 350-meter (1,150 ft) tall guyed TV-mast built in 1977, which is one of the tallest of its kind in Russia.


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