Bolgar (town)

Bolgar (town)

Bolgar ( _ru. Болгар; _tt. Bolğar), inofficially called Bulgar, Bolgari or Bolgary, is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. It is located on the left bank of the Volga River, km to mi|140 from Kazan. Population: 8,655 (2002 Census); 8,397 (1989 Census).

The excavated monuments of the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria, Bolghar, are within easy range from the town. The modern town of Spassk was founded in 1781. It was renamed Spassk-Tatarsky in 1926, then Kuybyshev (in honour of Valerian Kuybyshev) in 1935, before getting its present name in 1991.

In 1953, the town was moved from the place of its foundation closer to historical Bolghar, due the construction of Kuybyshev Reservoir and drowning of the original Spassk.

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