Zhirnovsk

Zhirnovsk is a town and the managerial focus of Zhirnovsky District in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, situated on the left bank of the Medveditsa River, which itself streams into the Don. Zhirnovsk lies 320 kilometers north of Volgograd, the authoritative focus of the oblast. It was established in 1958 by blending the towns of Zhirnoye Selo and Kurakino Selo, every one of which had been established in their very own privilege in the 17th and 18th centuries. The merger was provoked by the disclosure of noteworthy oil stores close to these towns during the 1940s and the resulting foundation of a laborer's lodging bequest in 1954.

Inside the system of authoritative divisions, Zhirnovsk fills in as the managerial focal point of Zhirnovsky District. As a regulatory division, it is joined inside Zhirnovsky District as the town of area noteworthiness of Zhirnovsk. As a metropolitan division, the town of locale centrality of Zhirnovsk is fused inside Zhirnovsky Municipal District as Zhirnovskoye Urban Settlement. As of 2010, oil and gas handling remains the towns boss industry.