Kalach-na-Donu
| Kalach-na-Donu (English) Калач-на-Дону (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Volgograd Oblast in Russia |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administrative district | Kalachyovsky District |
| Town of district significance | Kalach-na-Donu |
| Administrative center of | Kalachyovsky District, town of district significance of Kalach-na-Donu |
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| Municipal district | Kalachyovsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Kalachevskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Kalachyovsky Municipal District, Kalachevskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 26,910 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1708 |
| Town status since | April 18, 1951 |
| Previous names | Kalach (until April 18, 1951) |
| Postal code(s) | 404507 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 84472 |
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Kalach-na-Donu (Russian: Кала́ч-на-Дону́), or Kalach-on-the-Don, is a town and the administrative center of Kalachyovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the Don River, 72 kilometers (45 mi) west of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 26,910 (2010 Census);26,882 (2002 Census);22,979 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1708 as a Cossack sloboda and was originally called Kalach (Калач).
In World War II, the town lent its name to an armored clash between the German 6th Army and the Soviet 64th and 1st Tank Armies from July 25 to August 11, 1942. About three months later, during Operation Uranus, several Soviet tank corps encircled the besieging German 6th Army in Stalingrad by capturing Kalach, thus cutting off German supply routes.
It was granted town status on April 18, 1951. At the same time, its name was changed to Kalach-na-Donu, to distinguish it from an eponymous town in Voronezh Oblast.
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