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{{Short description|City in Rostov Oblast, Russia}}
{{Infobox Russian
|en_name=Volgodonsk
|ru_name=Волгодонск
|image_skyline=Здание администрации Волгодонска и городской Думы.JPG
|image_caption=Volgodonsk City Administration building
|coordinates = {{coord|47|31|N|42|09|E|display=inline,title}}
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|image_coa=Coat of Arms of Volgodonsk (Rostov oblast).png
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|federal_subject=[[Rostov Oblast]]
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|adm_city_jur=Volgodonsk [[City of federal subject significance|Urban Okrug]]
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|urban_okrug_jur=Volgodonsk Urban Okrug
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|leader_title=Head of Administration
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|representative_body=Council of Deputies
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|established_date=July 27,{{citation needed|date=
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|established_date_ref=<ref name="gr">{{cite book|title=Энциклопедия Города России|year=2003|publisher=Большая Российская Энциклопедия|location=Moscow|isbn=5-7107-7399-9|page=86}}</ref>
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|website=http://www.volgodonskgorod.ru/
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'''Volgodonsk''' ({{
==History==
{{stack|[[File:Volgodonsk 1999.jpg|thumb|200px|Aftermath of the 1999 bombing]]|[[File:Мирный атом.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Peaceful atom (Volgodonsk)|Peaceful atom]] monument]]}}
Volgodonsk was founded
On September 16, 1999, a powerful [[Car bomb|truck bomb]] exploded outside an apartment building, killing 17 people and injuring a further 69. It was the fourth explosion in a series of [[Russian apartment bombings|apartment bombings in Russia]] that killed more than 300 people.
==Administrative and municipal status==
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==Economy==
Volgodonsk is one of the economic leaders of Rostov Oblast.
===Transportation===
[[File:Автобус в Волгодонске.jpg|thumb|MARZ bus]]
The city is a regional transport hub on the Volga–Don Canal. A railway and M4 highway pass nearby. Bus routes were launched in 1954. There are presently thirty bus routes. Trolleybuses
==Culture==
Volgodonsk is one of the major cultural centers of Rostov Oblast. There are six art schools, two museums, seventeen historical and cultural sites, and three buildings recognized as architectural monuments of regional importance. The [[Cathedral of the Nativity, Volgodonsk|Cathedral of the Nativity]] is also situated in Volgodonsk.
== Notable people ==
* [[Oleg Drozdov|Oleh Drozdov]] (born 1966), Ukrainian architect, artist, and teacher
* [[Vitali Kazantsev]] (born 1981), Russian football coach and former player
* [[Aleksei Germashov]] (born 1982), Russian professional football player
* [[Aleksandr Omelchenko]] (born 1983), Russian professional footballer
* [[Olga Beliaeva]] (born 1985), Russian water polo player
* [[Nikita Borisoglebsky]] (born 1985), Russian violinist
* [[Dmitry Kudryashov (boxer)|Dmitry Kudryashov]] (born 1985), Russian professional boxer and the current WBA International cruiserweight champion
* [[Anna Grineva]] (born 1988), Russian water polo player
* [[Anna Ustyukhina]] (born 1989), Russian water polo goalkeeper
* [[Ekaterina Prokofyeva]] (born 1991), Russian water polo player
* [[Yuliya Yefimova]] (born 1992), Russian swimmer
* [[Pavel Filatyev]] (born 1988), former soldier in [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia's invasion of Ukraine]]
== Twin towns ==
* {{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Tamási]]
==References==
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{{Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2011}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast]]
[[Category:Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1950]]
[[Category:1950 establishments in Russia]]
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