Meshgorje

city Mezhgorye Межгорье flag coat of arms Federal district Volga republic Bashkortostan head Vladimir Abramchuk Founded 1979 City since 1995 surface 219  km² population 17,352 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 79 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 560  m Time zone UTC + 5 Telephone code (+7) 34727 Post Code 453570, 453571 License Plate 02, 102 OKATO 80 507 Website http://mezhgorie.ru/ Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 3 '  N , 57 ° 49'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 3 '0 "  N , 57 ° 49' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Bashkortostan

List of cities in Russia

Meschgorje ( Russian Межгорье ) is a city in the Russian republic of Bashkortostan with 17,352 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located in the southern Urals, not far from its highest elevation, Yamantau , about 200 km southeast of the republic capital Ufa on the Maly Insert river in the Kama river system , west of Belorezk .

Meschgorje is administratively directly subordinate to the republic and one of the "closed cities" of Russia. It consists of the settlements (now districts) Tatly ( Татлы ) and Solnetschny ( Солнечный , formerly Kusjelga / Кузъелга ), 23 kilometers apart .

It is believed that this is an underground military complex that can withstand a nuclear strike.

history

Originated around 1979 and initially designated with the cover name Ufa-105 or Belorezk-16 , the place received city rights in 1995 as Meschgorje (Russian meschdu gorami for between the mountains ).

Population development

year	Residents
2002	19,082
2010	17,352

Note: census data

Welcome sign at the entrance to the village.

Personalities

• Olga Wiluchina (* 1988), Olympic and World Cup medalist in biathlon

Web links

Commons : Meschgorje  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City administration website (Russian)
• Meschgorje on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{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 for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)