Vasilsursk

Vasilsursk
Васильсурск
Work settlement
Aerial view of Vasilsursk
Aerial view of Vasilsursk
Coat of arms of Vasilsursk
Coat of arms
Location of Vasilsursk
Map
Vasilsursk is located in Russia
Vasilsursk
Vasilsursk
Location of Vasilsursk
Vasilsursk is located in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Vasilsursk
Vasilsursk
Vasilsursk (Nizhny Novgorod Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°07′39″N 46°00′26″E / 56.12750°N 46.00722°E / 56.12750; 46.00722
CountryRussia
Federal subjectNizhny Novgorod Oblast
Administrative districtVorotynsky District
Founded1523
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[1]
 • Total
1,068
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
Postal code(s)[3]
606263
Dialing code(s)+7 8316432
OKTMO ID22621154051
Urban-type settlement DaySecond Sunday of August
Websitewww.vasilsursk.ru

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.

History

Vasilsursk in July 2010

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
Year1989 2002 2010
Pop.1,8711,3291,068
±%—    −29.0%−19.6%
Source: 1,068 (2010 Census);[1] 1,329 (2002 Census);[4] 1,871 (1989 Soviet census).[5]

Transportation

Ferries on Volga near Vasilsursk
Amphibious boat "Khivus-10" near Vasilsursk

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  4. ^ 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).
  5. ^ 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.