Taganrog
| Taganrog (English) Таганрог (Russian) |
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 Aerial view of the port of Taganrog (2006) |
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.svg) Location of Rostov Oblast in Russia |
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| Anthem | Anthem of Taganrog |
| City Day | September 12 |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Rostov Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Taganrog Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Taganrog Urban Okrug |
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| Urban okrug | Taganrog Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Taganrog Urban Okrug |
| Head | Andrey Lisitsky |
| Representative body | City Duma |
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| Area | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 257,681 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 72nd |
| Population (January 2016 est.) | 251,100 inhabitants |
| Density | 3,221/km2 (8,340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | September 12, 1698 |
| City status since | 1775 |
| Previous names | The Fortress Which Is on Tagan-Rog (officially, Troitskaya Fortress) (until 1775) |
| Postal code(s) | 347900, 347902, 347904, 347905, 347909, 347910, 347913, 347916, 347919, 347922–347924, 347927, 347928, 347930–347932, 347935, 347936, 347939, 347942, 347943, 347949, 347990 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8634 |
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| 2010 Census | 257,681 |
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| 2002 Census | 281,947 |
| 1989 Census | 291,622 |
| 1979 Census | 276,444 |
Taganrog (Russian: Таганрог; IPA: [təɡɐnˈrok]) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 257,681.
The history of the city goes back to late Bronze Age–early Iron Age (between the 20th and 10th centuries BCE), when it was the earliest Greek settlement in the northwestern Black Sea Region, and was mentioned by the Greek historian Herodotus as Emporion Kremnoi. Taganrog was officially founded by Peter the Great on September 12, 1698. The first Russian Navy base, it hosted the Azov Flotilla of Catherine the Great (1770–1783), which subsequently became the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Taganrog was granted city status in 1775.
By the end of the 18th century, Taganrog had lost its importance as a military base after Crimea and the entire Sea of Azov were absorbed into the Russian Empire. In 1802, Tsar Alexander I granted the city special status, which lasted until 1887. In 1825, the Alexander I Palace in Taganrog was used as the Tsar's summer residence, where he died in November 1825. Taganrog became an important as a commercial port, used for the import and export of grain by the end of the 19th century until the early 20th century. Industrialization increased in the city when Belgian and German investors founded a boiler factory, an iron and steel foundry, a leather factory and an oil press factory. By 1911, fifteen foreign consulates had opened in the city.
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