Vasilsursk
Васильсурск | |
|---|---|
Work settlement | |
 Aerial view of Vasilsursk | |
_(1781).png/70px-Vasilsursk_COA_(Nizhny_Novgorod_Governorate)_(1781).png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Vasilsursk  | |
  Vasilsursk Location of Vasilsursk .svg/250px-Map_of_Nizhny_Novgorod_Region_(PosMap).svg.png) Vasilsursk Vasilsursk (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 56°07′39″N 46°00′26″E / 56.12750°N 46.00722°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast |
| Administrative district | Vorotynsky District |
| Founded | 1523 |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,068 |
| • Estimate (2018)[2] | 1,038 (−2.8%) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 606263 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 8316432 |
| OKTMO ID | 22621154051 |
| Urban-type settlement Day | Second Sunday of August |
| Website | www |
Vasilsursk (Russian: Васильсу́рск) is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Vorotynsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the Sura River, not far from its fall into the Volga.
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History
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A Kuruk Mari (a tribe of Mari people) wooden fortress named Tsepel used to stand where Vasilsursk is now located. Russians captured it after bloody fight in 1523 from Kuruk Maris and established on its site a small settlement. The fort here was used as an advanced base during the Russo-Kazan Wars.
Climate
Vasilsursk has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with long cold winters and warm, often hot dry summers. The warmest month is July with daily mean temperature near +20 °C (68 °F), the coldest month is January −12 °C (10 °F).[citation needed]
Population
| Historical population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1989 | 2002 | 2010 |
| Pop. | 1,871 | 1,329 | 1,068 |
| ±% | — | −29.0% | −19.6% |
| Source: 1,068 (2010 Russian census);[1] 1,329 (2002 Census);[5] 1,871 (1989 Soviet census).[6] | |||
Transportation
In warmer months, a ferry operates between Vasilsursk and the settlement of Lysaya Gora. During winter, passengers are transported by amphibious boats Khivus-10.
Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility
The Sura Ionospheric Heating Facility, an ionospheric research facility, is located near Vasilsursk.
References
- ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
- ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
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