Peskovatka (Russian: Песковатка) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Peskovatskoye Rural Settlement, Dubovsky District, Volgograd Oblast, Russia. The population was 1,289 as of 2010.[2] There are 41 streets.[3]

Geography

Peskovatka is located in steppe, on the west bank of the Volgograd Reservoir, 11 km northeast of Dubovka (the district's administrative centre) by road. Dubovka is the nearest rural locality.[4]

History

Peskovatka is believed to have been occupied in 1778 by Cossacks from the Volga Cossack Host, who were relocated to the Terek region due to their involvement in the Pugachev Rebellion.[5]

References

  1. ^ Село Песковатка на карте
  2. ^ Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Численность населения городских округов, муниципальных районов, городских и сельских поселений, городских и сельских населённых пунктов Волгоградской области
  3. ^ Село Песковатка на карте
  4. ^ Расстояние от Песковатки до Дубовки
  5. ^ "Населенный пункт «Песковатка» - Дубовский район - Волгоградская область". regionsrf.ru. Retrieved 2025-01-18.


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