Ustyuzhna

city Ustyuzhna Устюжна coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Vologda Rajon Ustyuzhna First mention 1252 Earlier names Ustyug-Schelesny City since 1738 surface 7  km² population 9501 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1357 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 120  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81737 Post Code 162840 License Plate 35 OKATO 19 250 501 Geographical location Coordinates 58 ° 50 ′  N , 36 ° 26 ′  E Coordinates: 58 ° 50 ′ 0 ″  N , 36 ° 26 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Vologda Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Ustjuschna ( Russian Устюжна ) is a city in northwestern Russia . It is located in the Vologda Oblast and has 9501 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 230 km west of the oblast capital Vologda on the Mologa which flows into the Rybinsk reservoir of the Volga .

Ustyuschna is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .

history

The place was first mentioned in the Uglich Chronicle in 1252 as Ustjug-Schelesny and received city rights in 1738. The addition -Schelesny (in various forms, from Russian scheleso for iron , based on the lawn iron stone deposits in the area) has been omitted since the 19th century.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	5.111
1939	7,189
1959	8,779
1970	8,851
1979	9,170
1989	10,035
2002	10,507
2010	9,501

Note: census data

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)

Web links

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

• Ustyuschna on mojgorod.ru (Russian)