What is Saratov?
[[Image:Coat of Arms of Saratov.png|thumb|right|Coat of Arms of Saratov]] [[Image:Flag of Saratov.svg|thumb|250px|Flag of Saratov]] '''Saratov''' ({{lang-ru|Саратов}}), is a [[city]] and a major [[port]] on the [[Volga River]]. It is upstream (north) of [[Volgograd]]. It was [[wikt:found|found]]ed in the year 1590.<ref name=RP>{{cite web |url=http://russiatrek.org/saratov-city |title=Saratov city, Russia (Saratow)|author= |date= |website= |publisher=russiatrek.org|accessdate=5 April 2015}}</ref> Saratov had a [[population]] of 827,000 in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://russiaprofile.org/bg_places/resources_territory_districts_saratov.html |title=BackGroundPlaces, Saratov |author= |date= |website= |publisher=Russia Profile, 2011 |accessdate=5 April 2015 |archive-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327165150/http://russiaprofile.org/bg_places/resources_territory_districts_saratov.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the [[administrative center]] of [[Saratov Oblast]].<ref name=RP/> == References == {{commons category|Saratov}} {{reflist}} {{Saratov Oblast}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Capitals of oblasts of Russia]] [[Category:Cities and towns in Saratov Oblast]]