Werchni Landech

Urban-type settlement Werchni Landech Верхний Ландех Federal district Central Russia Oblast Ivanovo Rajon Werchni Landech First mention 1621 Urban-type settlement since 1985 population 2027 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Height of the center 103  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 49349 Post Code 155210 License Plate 37, 137 OKATO 24 202 551 Geographical location Coordinates 56 ° 50 '  N , 42 ° 36'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 50 '24 "  N , 42 ° 35' 47"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Ivanovo Oblast

Verkhny Landech ( Russian Верхний Ландех , scientific transliteration Verchnij Landech ) is a Russian urban-type settlement in Ivanovo Oblast , Central Federal District . It is the administrative seat (since 1985) of the Rajons of the same name and has 2027 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

The place is 118 km south-southeast of the regional capital Ivanovo and 82 km east of Shuja on the rivers Landech and Newra .

history

Werchni Landech was first mentioned in writing around 1621 and has had the status of an urban-type settlement since 1985.

Population development

year	Residents
1959	1452
1989	2206
2002	2080
2010	2027

Note: census data

economy

The predominant economic sectors are textile industry and agriculture (including a large dairy ). The closest connection to the railway network is in Shuja, 82 km away .

Attractions

The simple Church of the Ascension of Christ (Вознесенская церковь), the Church of the Prophet Elijah (Ильинская церковь, 1790) and the Church of St. Nicholas , consecrated in 1863, have survived , even if partially damaged, on the historic market square .

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  Assumption Church and Bell Tower

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  House of Culture

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  Nicholas Church

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  Peter and Paul Church

Web links

• Unofficial website of the place (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)