Khvalynsk

Khvalynsk is a town in Saratov Oblast, Russia, situated by the Volga River. The Khvalynsk culture is named after the town. It was established in 1556 as a Russian station on the Sosnovy Island on the Volga. In 1606, the entire settlement was moved to the spot of the present Khvalynsk and came to be known as Sosnovy Ostrov. In 1780, the settlement was conceded uyezd town status and renamed Khvalynsk. In the 18^th – 19^th centuries, Khvalynsk was known as a neighborhood community for exchanging bread and rural create.

It was likewise one of the focuses of the Old Believers. A few researchers trust that Khvalynsk was utilized by Nikolai Gogol as a setting for his play The Government Inspector. Inside the system of authoritative divisions, Khvalynsk fills in as the regulatory focal point of Khvalynsky District, despite the fact that it's anything but a piece of it. As a managerial division, it is, as one with four country territories, consolidated independently as Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, a managerial unit with the status equivalent to that of the districts. As a metropolitan division, Khvalynsk Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction, together with two rustic areas in Khvalynsky District, is fused inside Khvalynsky Municipal District as Khvalynsk Urban Settlement.