Kameshkovo, Vladimir Oblast


Kameshkovo is a town and the administrative center of Kameshkovsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 13,103.

History

It was founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a settlement around a spinning-and-weaving factory. It was granted town status on July 12, 1951.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kameshkovo serves as the administrative center of Kameshkovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Kameshkovo is incorporated within Kameshkovsky Municipal District as Kameshkovo Urban Settlement.

Transportation

There is a railway station in the town.