Shemchushny (Khakassia)

Urban-type settlement Shemchuzhny Shemchuhny Federal district Siberia republic Khakassia Rajon Shira Founded 1897 Urban-type settlement since 1976 population 811 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 400  m Time zone UTC + 7 Telephone code (+7) 39035 Post Code 655220 License Plate 19th OKATO 95 235 555 Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 30 ′  N , 90 ° 9 ′  E Coordinates: 54 ° 29 ′ 30 ″  N , 90 ° 9 ′ 20 ″  E

Situation in Russia

Location in Khakassia

Schemchuschny ( Russian Жемчужный ) is an urban-type settlement in the Republic of Khakassia ( Russia ) with 811 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The settlement is located about 120 km as the crow flies northwest of the republic capital Abakan in the steppe landscape on the west bank of the outflowless salt lake Schira . Three kilometers to the west of the village is the Itkul lake, which also has no outflow but has fresh water and is also used to supply Shemchushny with drinking water.

Shemchuschny belongs to the Shira Raion and is about 12 km to the east from its administrative center Shira . The village of Kolodesny adjoins the settlement immediately to the southwest.

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  Shemchushny with Lake Shiraz

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  West bank of the Shira lake near Schemchuschny

history

The place was founded in 1897 as a seaside resort. In the 1970s in particular, it was developed into a resort of regional importance ("Kurort Schira") and in 1976 received the status of an urban-type settlement. The name is derived from the Russian words shemchug ( жемчуг ) or shemchuschina ( жемчужина ) for ' pearl ' .

Population development

year	Residents
1979	1943
1989	2348
2002	814
2010	811

Note: census data

Attractions

Due to its location on Lake Shiraz and in the vicinity of other lakes, Schemchuschny is a recreational, climatic and balneological health resort of regional importance with several sanatoriums. Shira and Itkul lakes are part of the Chakasischen Sapowedniks , a nature reserve set up in 1999 on the basis of already existing protected areas, a total of almost 270,000 hectares.

Infrastructure

The road that connects the M54 Krasnoyarsk  - Abakan - Kyzyl  - Mongolian border with the district center of Shira, runs through Schemchuschny . The  nearest train station is also located in Shira on the Achinsk - Abakan railway line.

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)
2. ↑ Picture gallery ( Memento of the original from June 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. and further information on a regional tourism website (Russian) 
3. ↑ Website of the Khakassian Sapovednik ( Memento of the original from January 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English, Russian)