Petrovsk is a town in Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast

Saratov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , located in the Volga Federal District. Its administrative center is the city of Saratov. Population: -Demographics:Population:...

, Russia

Russia

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, located on the Medveditsa River

Medveditsa River (Don basin)

Medveditsa is a river in Volgograd and Saratov Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Don River. The name means she-bear, and according to legend alludes to the large population of bears in the area in earlier times...

 (left tributary

Tributary

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 of the Don

Don River (Russia)

The Don River is one of the major rivers of Russia. It rises in the town of Novomoskovsk 60 kilometres southeast from Tula, southeast of Moscow, and flows for a distance of about 1,950 kilometres to the Sea of Azov....

) 104 kilometres (64.6 mi) northwest of Saratov

Saratov

-Modern Saratov:The Saratov region is highly industrialized, due in part to the rich in natural and industrial resources of the area. The region is also one of the more important and largest cultural and scientific centres in Russia...

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Founded in the end of the 17th century as a village, it was reorganized into a fortress by Peter the Great in 1698. The settlement around the fortress was named Petrovsk after the Tsar. Town status was granted to it in 1780. It is home to Petrovsk air base

Petrovsk (air base)

Petrovsk is an air base in Russia located 3 km south of Petrovsk. It is a forward attack base....

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