What is Tolyatti?
{{Infobox settlement |name = Tolyatti |native_name = Тольятти |image_skyline = Памятник В. Н. Татищеву, Портпосёлок, Тольятти, Самарская область.jpg |image_caption = A cultural heritage tomb in Tolyatti |imagesize = 200px |image_flag = Flag of Togliatti (Samara oblast).png |image_shield = Coat of Arms of Togliatti (Samara oblast) ceremonial.png |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Russia}} }} '''Tolyatti''' ({{lang-ru|Тольятти}}) is a city in [[Samara Oblast]], [[Russia]]. It is the second-largest city of Samara Oblast. As of 2024, the city has 667,956 people.<ref>https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/Сhisl_MO_01-01-2024.xlsx</ref> == History == Tolyatti is known formerly as Stavropol until 1964. The city was founded as a fortress in 1738 and known as Stavropol, it was given city status in 1780 and again in 1946. Became more prominent by Samara, it remained unimportant until the beginning in 1950 of the huge V.I. == Geography == The city was 988 kilometers southeast of [[Moscow]], 1,700 kilometers southeast of [[Saint Petersburg]], 637 kilometers south of [[Nizhny Novgorod]], and 995 kilometers southeast of [[Yekaterinburg]]. == Population == As of 2010, Tolyatti has 719,632 people. In 2005, it has 704,792 people. == Gallery == <gallery> File:AvtoVAZ administration building-5389.JPG|AvtoVAZ Administration Building in Tolyatti. File:Preobrazhensky_Sobor,_Togliatti,_Russia.JPG|[[Preobrazhensky Sobor]], a [[Russian Orthodoxy]]-christianity church in Tolyatti. File:Administration of city, Tolyatti, Russia.JPG|Administration and government hall of Tolyatti. </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Samara Oblast}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Samara Oblast]]