City
Mariinsky Posad
Eastern Europe
Mariinsky Posad is a town in Russia's Chuvash Republic and the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District, on the right bank of the Volga River about 36 kilometers east of the republic's capital, Cheboksary. It was first recorded in 1620 as the village of Sundyr and was renamed in honor of Empress Maria Alexandrovna when it received town status in 1856.
Facts
Founding Year Sources
1. Mariinsky Posad (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1620-01-01T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 7,468 (2025)
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On Continent: Europe
Mariinsky Posad (Russian: Марии́нский Поса́д; Chuvash: Сĕнтĕрвăрри, Sĕntĕrvărri) is a town and the administrative center of Mariinsko-Posadsky District in the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, 36 kilometers (22 mi) east of Cheboksary, the capital of the republic.
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