Arsk

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Arsk (English)
Арск (Russian)
Арча (Tatar)
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Arsk railway station

Location of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia
Arsk
Location of Arsk in the Republic of Tatarstan
Coordinates: 56°06′N 49°53′E / 56.100°N 49.883°E / 56.100; 49.883Coordinates: 56°06′N 49°53′E / 56.100°N 49.883°E / 56.100; 49.883
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of February 2014)
Country Russia
Federal subject Republic of Tatarstan[1]
Administrative district Arsky District[1]
Administrative center of Arsky District[1]
Municipal status (as of July 2013)
Municipal district Arsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Arsk Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Arsky Municipal District,[2] Arsk Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 18,114 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 13th century
Town status since June 27, 2008[5]
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Arsk (Russian: Арск; IPA: [ˈarsk]; Tatar: Cyrillic Арча, Latin Arça, [ʌrˈɕa]) is a town and the administrative center of Arsky District in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located on the Kazanka River, 65 kilometers (40 mi) from Kazan, the capital of the republic. Population: 18,114 (2010 Census);[3] 17,211 (2002 Census);[6] 13,938 (1989 Census).[7]

Etymology

The Tatar name of the town ("Арча") can be translated as "Udmurt's" or "Udmurtian".

History

It was founded in the 13th century by Volga Bulgarians. The town was the seat of Archa Darugha (a type of subdivision) during the Khanate of Kazan period. Even though the town was located in the area mostly populated by Tatars, the larger part of darugha's population was Udmurt. It is possible that earlier population of this area was also Finnic, who later assimilated with the Tatars.

Arsk was one of the strongest forts in the khanate. In 1506, it was the site of the Battles of Arsk Field, in which Tatar forces were defeated by the Russians but later turned the tables and won one of their most significant victories in the course of the Russo-Kazan Wars.

Arsk was captured by the Russian army under Prince Vorotynsky in 1552, the same year when Kazan itself was captured. In 1606, it was rebuilt as a Russian fortress. In 1708–1796, it was the seat of Arsky Uyezd. In 1781, it was granted town status. In 1918, it was taken in an anti-Bolshevik peasant rebellion. In 1920–1930, it was the administrative center of Arsky Kanton. In 1938, it was demoted in status to that of an urban-type settlement. On June 27, 2008, it was granted town status again.[5]

The eastern part of Kazan, which had been situated out of the Arsk Gates of Kazan during Khanate's epoch was called Arsk Field. Later, this name spread to cemetery, now situated in Central Kazan.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Arsk serves as the administrative center of Arsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Arsk, together with five rural localities, is incorporated within Arsky Municipal District as Arsk Urban Settlement.[2]

Transportation

Arsk is a station on the Kazan-Agryz railway.

Demographics

Ethnically, Tatars comprise 83% and Russians—15% of the population, with Mordvins, Mari, Chuvash and Udmurts making up the remaining 2%.

See also

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Order #01-02/9
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #7-ZRT
  3. 1 2 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. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. 1 2 Государственный Совет Республики Татарстан. Постановление №3900-III ГС от 27 июня 2008 г. «О преобразовании посёлка городского типа Арск Арского района Республики Татарстан». (State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan. Resolution #3900-III GS of June 27, 2008 On the Transformation of the Urban-Type Settlement of Arsk of Arsky District of the Republic of Tatarstan. ).
  6. ↑ 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). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  7. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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