Siner, Chuvash Republic

For other uses, see Siner.

Coordinates: 55°44′31″N 46°47′07″E / 55.7419444544°N 46.7852777878°E / 55.7419444544; 46.7852777878

Seener (Russian: Синерь;[1] Chuvash: Синер) is a rural locality (a village) in Alikovsky District of the Chuvash Republic, Russia, located near the district's administrative center of Alikovo and near the Cheboksary–Alikovo–Krasnye Chetai and Cheboksary–Alikovo–Yadrin auto routes. Population: 135, mostly Chuvash females; 248 (1926); 224 (1907); 156 (1859).

Two small rivers—Abashyrma and Khelkassy—flow in the vicinity of the village. The village only has one street (Kooperativnaya).

The climate is moderately continental, with long cold winters and warm summers. Average January temperature is −12.9 °C (8.8 °F), average July temperature—18.3 °C (64.9 °F). Absolute recorded minimum temperature is −44 °C (−47 °F), while the absolute recorded maximum is 37 °C (99 °F). Annual average precipitation is up to 552 millimeters (21.7 in).

Etymology and history

Until 1927, Siner was a part of Alikovskaya Volost of Yadrinsky Uyezd. On November 1, 1927, the village became a part of Alikovsky District. It was transferred to Vurnarsky District on December 20, 1962, but was returned to Alikovsky District on March 14, 1965.

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  1. ↑ Spelling is per the Law of the Chuvash Republic #37 of November 24, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of the Chuvash Republic and on Conferring on Them the Status of Urban, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, and Urban Okrug, as amended by the Law of the Chuvash Republic #75 of December 28, 2007. Appendix 103 List of Inhabited Localities Comprising Alikovskoye Rural Settlement
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