Petrov Val


Petrov Val is a town in Kamyshinsky District of Volgograd Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Ilovlya River, north of Volgograd, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It grew out of the construction of the Volga–Don Canal between the Ilovlya and the Kamyshinka Rivers, started by Peter the Great in 1698 but abandoned soon after. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1949 and town status in 1988.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with the settlement of Avilovsky, incorporated within Kamyshinsky District as the town of district significance of Petrov Val. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Petrov Val is incorporated within Kamyshinsky Municipal District as Petrov Val Urban Settlement.