Pokhvistnevo, Samara Oblast


Pokhvistnevo is a town in Samara Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Bolshoy Kinel River, northeast of Samara, Russia and only from the border with Orenburg Oblast. Population:

History

It was founded in 1888 as a settlement serving the construction of the Samara–Ufa railroad. A railroad station was built here in 1902–1904. Town status was granted to it in 1947.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pokhvistnevo serves as the administrative center of Pokhvistnevsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is, together with one rural locality, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Pokhvistnevo—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Pokhvistnevo is incorporated as Pokhvistnevo Urban Okrug.