Krasnoslobodsk, Volgograd Oblast
| Krasnoslobodsk (English) Краснослободск (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Volgograd Oblast |
| Administrative district | Sredneakhtubinsky District |
| Town of district significance | Krasnoslobodsk |
| Administrative center of | town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk |
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| Municipal district | Sredneakhtubinsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Krasnoslobodsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Krasnoslobodsk Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 15,998 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Town status since | 1955 |
| Previous names |
Bakatin (until after 1917), Krasnaya Sloboda (until 1955) |
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Krasnoslobodsk (Russian: Краснослобо́дск) is a town in Sredneakhtubinsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the east bank of the Volga River across from Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,998 (2010 Census);14,359 (2002 Census);13,533 (1989 Census).
It was founded as the khutor of Bukatin (Букатин). After 1917, it was renamed Krasnaya Sloboda (Кра́сная Слобода́). In 1955, it was given its present name and granted town status.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Sredneakhtubinsky District as the town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk. As a municipal division, the territory of Krasnoslobodsk and two of the rural localities are incorporated within Sredneakhtubinsky Municipal District as Krasnoslobodsk Urban Settlement. The remaining rural locality (the khutor of Sakharny) is incorporated as a part of Frunzenskoye Rural Settlement in Sredneakhtubinsky Municipal District.
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