Shoshma

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Railway station Shoshma Шожма Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Arkhangelsk Rajon Nyandoma Founded at the end of the 19th century population 162 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81838 Post Code 164229 License Plate 29 OKATO 11 244 832 006 Geographical location Coordinates 61 ° 56 '  N , 40 ° 15'  E Coordinates: 61 ° 55 '53 "  N , 40 ° 15' 21"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Arkhangelsk Oblast

Shoshma ( Russian Шожма ) is a railway station in northwestern Russia . The place belongs to the Arkhangelsk Oblast and has 162 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). Shoshma is located in the Nyandomsky rajon .

geography

Train station in Shoschma

Shoshma is located about 290 kilometers southwest of the Oblast capital Arkhangelsk . The nearest city Nyandoma is about 28 kilometers south of Shoshma and is also the administrative center of the Rajon. South of Schoschma runs the eponymous river Schoschma , was what the station's name.

history

Shoshma was created at the end of the 19th century when the Vologda –Archangelsk railway line was built . Until the beginning of the 1990s, forestry was the most important industry in the town for a long time. During the Soviet era, a labor camp was established here that lasted until 1985.

Economy and Infrastructure

Shoshma is a station of the Northern Railway on the Konosha - Arkhangelsk line . Due to the lack of road connections, the railway is also the only route to the nearby Rajon center of Nyandoma. Since the breakdown of forestry in Shoshma, rail transport is the only remaining branch of the economy. Among other things, Shoschma owns a library.

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} Irina Polakova: Šožma, tezka bystroj reki . Pravda Severa, September 23, 2004 ; Reviewed March 31, 2010
3. ↑ Ėnciklopedija uzkokolejnych železnych dorog byvšego SSSR “Mladšij Brat” ; Reviewed March 31, 2010
4. ↑ ^{a b} A. Bykov: Šožma na kraju propasti . Avangard, April 17, 2004  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Reviewed March 31, 2010