{{Short description|Town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia}} {{Infobox Russian town |en_name=Privolzhsk |ru_name=Приволжск |image_skyline=Въезд в Приволжск со стороны Плеса - panoramio.jpg |image_caption=Entrance to Privolzhsk |coordinates = {{coord|57|22|57|N|41|17|10|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=bottom |image_flag=Flag of Privolzhsk (Ivanovo oblast).png |flag_caption= |image_coa= |coa_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= <!----ADMINISTRATIVE STATUS----> |federal_subject=Ivanovo Oblast |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="IvanovoO_admlaw" /> |adm_district_jur=Privolzhsky District |adm_district_jur_ref=<ref name="IvanovoO_admlaw" /> |adm_ctr_of=Privolzhsky District |adm_ctr_of_ref=<ref name="IvanovoO_admlaw" /> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="IvanovoO_admlaw" /> |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= <!----MUNICIPAL STATUS----> |mun_district_jur=Privolzhsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="IvanovoOPrivolzhskyD_mun" /> |urban_settlement_jur=Privolzhskoye Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="IvanovoOPrivolzhskyD_mun" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Privolzhsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="IvanovoOPrivolzhskyD_mun" /> |mun_admctr_of2=Privolzhskoye Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref=<ref name="IvanovoOPrivolzhskyD_mun" /> |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= <!----STATISTICS----> |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=16747 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= <!----HISTORY----> |established_date=1485 |established_title=Known since |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=1938 |current_cat_date_ref= <!----MISCELLANEA----> |postal_codes=155550 |dialing_codes=49339 |dialing_codes_ref= |website= }} '''Privolzhsk''' ({{langx|ru|Приво́лжск}}) is a town and the administrative center of Privolzhsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Shacha River (right tributary of the Volga) {{convert|51|km|sp=us}} northeast of Ivanovo, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: {{ru-census|p2021=14332|p2010=16,747|p2002=18,385|p1989=20,680}}
==History== It has been known since 1485 as the village of '''Yakovlevskoye Bolshoye''' ({{lang|ru|Я́ковлевское Большо́е}}).{{citation needed|date=July 2011}} The town of Privolzhsk was formed by merging the village of Yakovlevskoye and the neighboring settlements in 1938.{{citation needed|date=July 2011}}
==Administrative and municipal status== Within the framework of administrative divisions, Privolzhsk serves as the administrative center of Privolzhsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.<ref name="IvanovoO_admlaw">Law #145-OZ</ref> 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.<ref name="IvanovoO_admlawold">Law #27-OZ</ref>
As a municipal division, the town of Privolzhsk is incorporated within Privolzhsky Municipal District as '''Privolzhskoye Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="IvanovoOPrivolzhskyD_mun">Law #48-OZ</ref>
==Notable residents== <!-- ONLY ADD PEOPLE HERE IF THEY ALREADY HAVE A WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE --> *Oleg Borisov (1929–1994), actor
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|iva|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|iva|mun|list|privolzhsky}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|iva|adm|law/oldrev01}}
{{Ivanovo Oblast}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}
Category:Cities and towns in Ivanovo Oblast Category:Nerekhtsky Uyezd