Znamensk, Astrakhan Oblast


Znamensk is a closed town in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia. Population:

History

It was founded in 1948 as Kapustin Yar-1 to serve a missile test range known as Kapustin Yar. Town status was granted in 1962. The closed town was renamed Znamensk in 1992.
The military testing range is officially known as 4GCMP. Kapustin Yar is also the name of a nearby village.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the closed administrative-territorial formation of Znamensk is incorporated as Znamensk Urban Okrug.

Education

The town has twenty-one kindergartens, four middle schools, two gymnasium schools, a sports facility, and a branch of the Astrakhan State Institute.

Transportation

Railway station "Razyezd 85 km" on the Volgograd-Astrakhan railway branch is located in the town.
Kapustin Yar is near the town.