Mesen (Arkhangelsk, Mesenski)

city Mesen Мезень coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Arkhangelsk Rajon Mesenski head Alexei Minkin Founded 16th Century Earlier names Okladnikowa, Kuznetsova City since 1780 surface 6  km² population 3575 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 596 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 20  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81848 Post Code 164750-164751 License Plate 29 OKATO 11 242 501 Geographical location Coordinates 65 ° 51 '  N , 44 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 65 ° 51 '0 "  N , 44 ° 14' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Arkhangelsk Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Mesen ( Russian Мезень , scientific transliteration Mezen ) is a small town in northwestern Russia . It has 3575 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) and belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast .

geography

The city is located about 215 km northeast of the Oblast capital Arkhangelsk on the right bank of the Mesen River , 45 km above its mouth in the White Sea . Mesen Airport is located around 4 km north of Mesen.

The city of Mesen is the administrative center of the Mesenski rajon .

history

Settlements in the area of ​​today's Mesen emerged as early as the 15th and 16th centuries.

In 1780 the settlements Okladnikowa ( Окладникова ) and Kuznetsova ( Кузнецова ) were united to the city of Mesen. Mesen received city rights and became the center of the district of the same name ( Mesenski ujesd ). This occupied half of the then Arkhangelsk governorate . In 1929 the city became the center of the newly founded Mesenski rajon.

Population development

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

year	Residents
1897	1847
1926	2952
1939	3874
1959	4077
1970	4236
1979	4812
1989	4968
2002	3863
2010	3575

Note: census data

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  A school in Mesen

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  Entrance

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 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)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Pomorskaja ėnciklopedija: Tom 1 Istorija Archangel'skogo Severa . Pomorskij gosudarstvennyj universitet, Arkhangelsk 2001, ISBN 5-88086-147-3 , p. 241

Web links

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

• History of the Mesen region (Russian)
• History of the city of Mesen (Russian)