Zimovniki Зимовники
Posyolok [1]
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Coordinates: 47°08′42″N 42°28′00″E / 47.14500°N 42.46667°E / 47.14500; 42.46667
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast [1]
Administrative district	Zimovnikovsky District [1]
Founded	1898
Population  ( 2010 Census) [1]
• Total	18,070
Time zone	UTC+3 ( MSK  [2])
Postal code(s) [3]	347460
OKTMO ID	60619417101

Zimovniki ( Russian: Зимовники) is a rural locality (a posyolok) in Zimovnikovsky District of Rostov Oblast, Russia. Population: 18,070 ( 2010 Russian census); ^[1] 17,705 ( 2002 Census). ^[4] It is also the administrative center of Zimovnikovsky District.

History

The history of Zimovniki village began in 1898. At this time the construction of Tikhoretskaya- Tsaritsyn railway line was being carried out. This railway had a station called Kalmytskaya. Around it a village began to grow, which was surrounded by numerous pasters (in Russian they are called Zimovniki). The station and the village quickly became a place for fairs, where livestock was sold and sendt it by rail. In 1904 Kalmytskaya station was renamed into Zimovniki station. ^[5]

In 1924, Zimovnikovsky District was established, and the village became a its administrative center. According to population census data of 1926, 2,885 people lived in the village of Zimovniki, and the majority of the population were Ukrainians ― 1,731, and Russians ― 798. ^[6] The population grew rapidly. According to the 1939 census, there already were already 9,439 people living in the village, including 4722 men and 4717 women. ^[7]

Places of interest

• Zimovniki museum of local history ^{[ ru]}
• Monument to T-34-85

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  Monument to T-34-85
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  Memorial plaque dedicated to soldiers of 5th Guard Mechanized Corps ^{[ ru]}

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