The city of Saratov was founded in 1590. The total population for 2016 is 843 thousand people. There are 6 districts in the city.
Factory District
This part of the city belongs to the industrial center and a major transport hub. There is a river station and a railway junction, with a freight and marshalling yard. About 194 thousand (according to statistics for 2017) people live here.
Zavodskoy district of Saratov was officially founded in 1936. But then the name was different - Stalin. The present name was given only in November 1961.
The total area of the district is 11,364 hectares, it is the second largest after Leninsky.
Historical background
The first mention of the population of the territory occupied by the Zavodskoy district of Saratov appeared before 1590, that is, before the foundation of the city itself. Historical records and artifacts confirm that it was here that the Golden Horde city - Uvek was located.
To its current size, the area grew over several centuries. Rapid development occurred in the 20-50s of the twentieth century. It was here that the aircraft was built,oil refinery, bearing and chemical plants.
Uvek
On the outskirts of Saratov, in the Zavodskoy district, the ancient city of Uvek was located. It is conditionally considered that its borders are the mouth of the Uvekovka River (northern side), the Neftyanaya station and the Volga River on the eastern side, and the Volga Upland on the western side.
Scientists believe that the city was founded in the XII century. Most likely, the prisoners who were driven here by the Mongols from different parts of the conquered country were engaged in the construction. The discovered artifacts suggest that there was a trade and craft center here.
Uvek is mentioned even in Marco Polo's book. The traveler Ibn Battuta, who visited it in 1334, speaks of it as a small settlement, with beautiful buildings and great prosperity, but with a too cold climate.
Numerous finds suggest that Uvek had its own minted yard. The coins are quite well known, on one side there is an inscription: "Eternal glory and the honor that accompanies it." The other side of the coin indicated the year and place of minting. Since the last coins that were found date back to the 70s of the XIV century, this period is considered a period of decline, and this is associated with landslides on the banks of the Volga. The final date of the death of the city is 1395, when Tamerlane pursued Tokhtamysh.
The development of the Zavodskoy district of Saratov was activated in the 70s of the last century, when the Uvek slide was excluded from the register of protected historical sites.
Ourdays
Today, there are 18 villages in the district. In 2017, 94,352 people live here.
Zavodskoy district of Saratov is not popular among the local population. After all, this is an industrial area, with the environmental situation here is not a very favorable situation. At the same time, there are 9 springs with clean water on the territory, including two that have been landscaped using budget funds.
There are about 100 cafes and restaurants, about 500 shops, 5 markets and 9 large shopping and entertainment complexes for almost 100,000 people.
In your free time you can visit the cinema, there are 2 of them in the district, there are 3 palaces of culture. Readers can satisfy their need in one of 10 libraries. The doors of five Orthodox churches are open for believers.
Education and sports
There are 30 preschool institutions and 18 secondary schools, 1 lyceum, 2 gymnasiums and 1 evening school in the region. After leaving school, children are given the opportunity, without leaving the district, to enter a college or technical school, there are 3 of them, there are also 2 professional lyceums and even a branch of a higher educational institution - the Institute of Social Education. The Institute has a Faculty of Humanities, Information Technology, Ecology and Communication Management, Linguistics and a Faculty of Foreign Languages. There is also a high school of music.
For children there is an additional education center with many hobby groups and 3 music schools.
In the Zavodskoy district of the citySaratov has 2 stadiums: Volga and Torpedo. Two sports complexes: "Builder" and "Zarya". The sports and recreation complex "Zavodskoy" has its own ice arena. Not only hockey classes are held here, but there is a specially allotted time when everyone can skate on the ice.
He althcare
Polyclinics in the Zavodskoy district of Saratov 7, including 1 dental, 1 for children. Hospitals - 6, including the regional children's infectious diseases clinical hospital named after Ivanov. On the territory of the district there is also a psychiatric hospital of regional significance. There is also a maternity hospital, 1 emergency room and a tuberculosis dispensary.
Parks and other activities
Extreme Park was formed on the basis of the Agricultural University in the Royal Garden. Here everyone can carry out extreme rappelling. There is a high- altitude park where you can test your ingenuity and dexterity. There is also a shooting range on the territory, with the ability to shoot from a crossbow and a bow. In addition, in the park you can have a cultural rest in the gazebo with barbecue facilities. In the same Royal Garden in winter, you can go ice skating.
