Tarnogsky Gorodok

Tarnogsky Gorodok (English)
Тарногский Городок (Russian)
-  Rural locality[1]  -
Selo[1]

Location of Vologda Oblast in Russia
Tarnogsky Gorodok
Location of Tarnogsky Gorodok in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 60°30′N 43°33′E / 60.500°N 43.550°E / 60.500; 43.550Coordinates: 60°30′N 43°33′E / 60.500°N 43.550°E / 60.500; 43.550
Administrative status
Country Russia
Federal subject Vologda Oblast
Administrative district Tarnogsky District[1]
Selsoviet Tarnogsky Selsoviet[1]
Administrative center of Tarnogsky District,[1] Tarnogsky Selsoviet[1]
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Municipal district Tarnogsky Municipal District[2]
Rural settlement Tarnogskoye Rural Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Tarnogsky Municipal District,[2] Tarnogskoye Rural Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 5,368 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Founded 1453[5]
The church of Tarnoga

Tarnogsky Gorodok (Russian: Тарногский Городок) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Tarnogsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Kokshenga River, at its confluence with the Tarnoga River. It also serves as the administrative center of Tarnogsky Selsoviet, one of the thirteen selsoviets into which the district is administratively divided. Municipally, it is the administrative center of Tarnogskoye Rural Settlement. Population: 5,368(2010 Census);[3] 5,539(2002 Census);[6] 5,570(1989 Census).[7]

History

A memorial to soldiers fallen in World War II

Tarnogsky Gorodok has been first mentioned in the chronicles in 1453.[5] The area produced crops, and the Kokshenga and the Vaga were used to transport bread to Arkhangelsk. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great the area was included into Vazhsky Uyezd of Archangelgorod Governorate. In 1796, the area became part of Totemsky Volost in the center in the town of Totma. In 1890s, Tarnogsky Gorodok became the center of Shevdenitskaya Volost.[5]

On July 15, 1929, Kokshengsky District with the administrative center in the selo of Tarnogsky Gorodok was established as part of Vologda Okrug of Northern Krai. It included parts of the former area of Totemsky Uyezd. July 30, 1931 Kokshengsky District and the neighboring Sukhonsky District were abolished, and Nyuksensky District with the center in the selo of Nyuksenitsa was established. January 25, 1935 Tarnogsky District with the administrative center in Tarnogsky Gorodok was established from some areas formerly in Nyuksensky and Totemsky Districts.[5]

Economy

Industry

The economy of the Tarnogsky Gorodok is based on timber industry. Food industry is also present, in particular, there is a butter factory.[8]

Transportation

Tarnogsky Gorodok is on the paved road connecting Oktyabrsky in Arkhangelsk Oblast in the north with Totma in the south and Veliky Ustyug in the east. There also local roads. There is regular passenger bus service originating from Tarnogsky Gorodok.

Tarnogsky Gorodok was served by the Tarnogsky Gorodok Airport, which is currently defunct.[9]

Culture and recreation

Tarnogsky Gorodok hosts the Museum of Traditional Folk Culture.[10] The ethnographic department of the museum is located in the selo of Zarechye.[11]

The regional newspaper, Kokshenga, is published in Tarnogsky Gorodok.[8]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 19 242 842 000», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 19 242 842 000, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #1123-OZ
  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 3 4 Историческая справка (in Russian). Администрация Тарногского муниципального района. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  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.
  8. 1 2 Ведущие предприятия района (in Russian). Tarnogsky Gorodok: Администрация Тарногского муниципального района. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  9. Транспорт (in Russian). Администрация Тарногского муниципального района. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  10. Музей традиционной народной культуры (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  11. Достопримечательности (in Russian). Администрация Тарногского муниципального района. Retrieved August 30, 2011.

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