Beresnik

Federal district	Northwest Russia
Oblast	Arkhangelsk
Rajon	Winogradowski
First mention	1676
Earlier names	Semyonovskoye (until 1960)
Urban-type settlement since	1962
population	6018 inhabitants ; (as of Oct. 14, 2010)
Height of the center	64 m
Time zone	UTC + 3
Telephone code	(+7) 81831
Post Code	164570
License Plate	29
OKATO	11 214 551
Geographical location
Coordinates	62 ° 51 ′ N , 42 ° 45 ′ E Coordinates: 62 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ N , 42 ° 45 ′ 0 ″ E
	Location in the western part of Russia
	Location in Arkhangelsk Oblast

Beresnik ( Russian Бере́зник ) is an urban-type settlement in northwestern Russia . It belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast and has 6018 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

Beresnik is located about 215 km southeast of the Oblast capital Arkhangelsk . It is located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina about 6 km north of the mouth of the Waga in the same. The nearest cities are Schenkursk , about 90 km to the south , Mirny , 115 km to the west, and Plesetsk, 120 km to the west.

history

Beresnik was first mentioned in 1676. From the 19th century to 1960 the place was called Semyonovskoye. In 1962 it received urban-type settlement status. Bereznik is the administrative center of the Rajons Winogradowski .

Population development

The following overview shows the development of the population of Bereznik.

year	Residents
1939	575
1959	3,179
1970	5.118
1979	6,071
1989	7.006
2002	6,464
2010	6,018

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

The economy of the settlement is mainly based on agriculture (milk and vegetable production) and on the forest industry.

The M8 highway from Moscow to Severodvinsk runs right through the settlement . Beresnik does not have a railway connection. The nearest train stations are the Cholmogorskaya station , 148 km north-west , and the Welsk station, which can be reached via the M8, 200 km south of Bereznik.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service of State Statistics of the Russian Federation); Čislennost 'naselenija po municipal'nym obrazovanijam i naselennym punktam Archangel'skoj oblasti, vključaja Neneckij avtonomnyj okru Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 Goda (population number of municipal structure and places the Arkhangelsk including the Autonomous circles Nenets results of the All-Russian census 2010.) Table (Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of Arkhangelsk Oblast)

Web links

Beresnik article in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BSE) , 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian)

[einwohner_aktuell-1] Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service of State Statistics of the Russian Federation); Čislennost 'naselenija po municipal'nym obrazovanijam i naselennym punktam Archangel'skoj oblasti, vključaja Neneckij avtonomnyj okru Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 Goda (population number of municipal structure and places the Arkhangelsk including the Autonomous circles Nenets results of the All-Russian census 2010.) Table (Download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of Arkhangelsk Oblast)